Финансовый комитет Рийгикогу принял решение, что дополнительное повышение ставки акциза на алкоголь в следующем году будет отменено. Планировался рост на 5%. По мнению комиссии, государство в результате дополнительного увеличения потеряет доходы, поскольку вырастут приграничная торговля и продажи на черном рынке.
Финансовый комитет Рийгикогу принял решение, что дополнительное повышение ставки акциза на алкоголь в следующем году будет отменено. Планировался рост на 5%. По мнению комиссии, государство в результате дополнительного увеличения потеряет доходы, поскольку вырастут приграничная торговля и продажи на черном рынке.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 230 points, or 0.7%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3% and 2.2%, respectively. All three indexes began the day with gains before selling off. I want a secure messaging app, should I use Telegram? Friday’s performance was part of a larger shift. For the week, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 2%, 2.9%, and 3.5%, respectively. Right now the digital security needs of Russians and Ukrainians are very different, and they lead to very different caveats about how to mitigate the risks associated with using Telegram. For Ukrainians in Ukraine, whose physical safety is at risk because they are in a war zone, digital security is probably not their highest priority. They may value access to news and communication with their loved ones over making sure that all of their communications are encrypted in such a manner that they are indecipherable to Telegram, its employees, or governments with court orders. The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych.
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