As Russia’s economy slows down, its leaders are searching for new ways to raise revenue. Yelena Mizulina, the head of the Committee on Family, Women and Children in the Russian Parliament, thinks she has the answer: increase the tax on divorce.
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Putin On The Blitz: Football Billionaire Says Russian President Took Super Bowl Ring
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I’ve often written about the fact that I believe that “sin taxes” – excise taxes on things that are ostensibly bad for us and should
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