Except for the ruling United Russia party, all
of Russian parliament has come out in support of the truck drivers protesting
the new Platon truck taxation system that was introduced on Nov. 15, the
Vedomosti newspaper reported Wednesday.
Deputies from the Communist Party of Russia said
they were planning to stage a countrywide demonstration in support of the
truckers on Dec. 5, Vedomosti reported.
The Communists have introduced a draft bill
proposing to freeze the collection of the fee until Nov. 1, 2017, deputy Valery
Rashkin said, Vedomosti reported.
The remaining two parties, the left-of-center A
Just Russia and the nationalist far-right Liberal Democratic Party of Russia,
have put forward similar proposals.
Members of the liberal opposition have also
expressed support for some of the protest actions. The lawyer, anti-corruption
blogger and former Moscow mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny has offered to print
leaflets to help the Dagestani drivers who are planning to demonstrate in the
capital on Nov. 30, Vedomosti said.
Duma deputies have proposed a consideration of
abolishing Russia's regional transport taxes following the introduction of the
new system, the Kommersant newspaper said Wednesday.
United Russia deputies have expressed support
for the idea, which had earlier been mooted by President Vladimir Putin,
Kommersant reported.
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