Russia has published the transcript of a government meeting held 26 March 2020, which includes the remarks of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on measures to be implemented in response to COVID-19 as per the instructions of President Putin made in an address to the nation a day earlier. The measures include:
- an immediate reduction in national insurance contributions for SMEs from 30% to 15% on the portion of wages that is above the minimum wage;
- the deferral of all taxes on SMEs for 6 mont…