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Interesting learning that Medvedev was the Russian President when Hillary sold them Uranium…
Apparently Putin undid much of the backdoor scheming deals that Medvedev put in place while President…
"Already, though, the 1,000-plus Skolkovo resident companies don’t have to pay any income tax, value-added tax, or property tax for 10 years, as long as they remain under certain limits on revenues and profits.
Skolkovo has in the past seemed like a typical pet project of Medvedev’s: reform-minded, jumped up on economic modernization rhetoric, but producing little in the way of actual results. After Medvedev exited the presidency for the premiership—trading places with Putin a second time—the future of Skolkovo was cast into doubt. Putin, who shares none of Medvedev’s love for tech gadgets and innovation talk, overturned his predecessor’s order for state companies to contribute $910 million to Skoltech, vetoed a law exempting Skolkovo from obtaining state planning permits, and nixed Medvedev’s plan to host the Group of Eight summit there in 2014."
https://slate.com/technology/2013/12/russias-innovation-city-skolkovo-plagued-by-doubts-but-it-continues-to-grow.html