Russian government backs testing oil profit-based tax - Interfax
MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - The Russian government has supported the idea of introducing a profit-based tax for oil industry in testing regime, the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as saying on Friday.
Dvorkovich said that a corresponding law is expected to be adopted by Dec 1. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs and Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Lidia Kelly)