This has maintained the oligarchic system

The Government manages the crisis to mitigate its effects. But there is a clear lack of measures to modernize the economy! "Among reputable liberal figures in Russia, critics multiply against the policy of Vladimir Putin's Government. By calling the authorities to think more in the long term, Alexander Voloshin, the former head of the administration of the Kremlin yet controversial past, failed to make its voice heard last weekend at the Krasnoyarsk economic forum. A symposium, organized in the great city of Siberia, has become over the years a traditional appointment of the reformer Russian intelligentsia.

"Our economy is four times less efficient than the Japan or the United States," expressed regret at the round table Andrei Sharonov, CEO of Troika Dialog, one of the leading Russian investment banks. Denouncing "obvious growth of corruption", he called on the Government to "become more friendly to business" and take advantage of the crisis to impose "a pause, like in the jungle when animals is eat more each other". A strong image for a critical thinly disguised harmful intervention of various government agencies (taxation, including) and the ineffectiveness of anti-corruption of the Government.

Disinformation

But it is the attitude of the Government crisis which has been at the centre of more or less veiled criticism. Like others, Nikita Belykh, the ex-leader of a liberal opposition party appointed by the Kremlin Governor of Kirov region, demanded that the Government stop the "misinformation" about "a crisis that will finish in a few months" and stop "ignoring civil society" to better integrate into its policies. Translation: a democratization of the system "a change of institutions!", as launched it a stakeholder during the debates. Present on all fronts (aid to banks, defense of the ruble, maintaining public investment...), the Government has been similarly criticized its lack of clarity in its policies. "We have set our priorities," warned Vladimir Rachevski, the Director General of Suek, the coal company.

While an another great boss, Sergei Bogdanchikov, head of the oil group Rosneft, yet close to the Kremlin, requested an urgent reform of the taxation oil groups to enable them to finance more large investments ("we pay 71 of taxes!") That the crisis as a "wake up call"... (), Vladimir Rachevski has him, denounced "the weakness of the banking system." Under fire of criticism: "the passivity of the banks", although the Government has injected $ 110 billion in the system this fall and recently promised 40 billion additional. A plan criticized aloud by simple entrepreneurs in Krasnoyarsk during a discussion on SMEs and the crisis. "The State gave money to banks, which, for them, bought dollars and euros, and for us, offer loans at rates of 28!," is is thus won Alexander Kangoun, Director of stores of cars.

Similarly, financial assistance to groups of oligarchs last fall sparked irritation. "It was a mistake." This has maintained the oligarchic system. At the same time the Government reduced public spending... ", said Sergei Aleksachenko, Director of macroeconomic research top College of Economics, who moderated the discussion. These criticisms and proposals developed in the Krasnoyarsk forum will be an influence on the Kremlin and the old elite "This creates a pressure." But it will remain marginal. ", acknowledges with a smile full of scepticism.