Putin abolishes Federal Tariff Service

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the abolition of the Federal Tariff Service and the transfer of its functions to the jurisdiction of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service of the Russia, the press service of the Kremlin said.

Last week, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev proposed to implement such transformations. However, he decided to leave Igor Artemyev the head of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service. The Head of State has approved the initiative.