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Russian university pitches higher taxes for the ‘childless’
The issue was recently debated by MPs amid government efforts aimed at boosting the birth rate The Russian State Social University (RSSU) has outlined a draft framework for a tax on childless citizens, according to a senior official at the institution. The proposal to revive the Soviet-era tax on people without children has met with mixed…
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Russia moves to ban adoption by nationals of countries allowing gender change
The legislation, which cites the need to uphold “traditional values,” comes after Russia itself outlawed gender change last year and intensified its crackdown on the LGBT movement. This move is part of a broader trend in Russia, where President Putin has positioned the country as a defender of traditional values against a perceived moral decline…
