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“Risks of future shocks do not increase or decrease in accordance with one or another scenario of power transit,” said the economic expert Sergei Lepekhin. “They depend on whether the basic solutions that should have been made long time ago are appropriate.”
The Kremlin could easily reduce social tension in the country. It has all the necessary resources to do this. It is enough to start real criminal proceedings against corrupt officials, to return the previous retirement age qualifications, and to introduce a progressive income tax scale. However, Putin's associates do not support him in changing the political and economic course.
This was stated by Vladimir Lepekhin, the head of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Institute, in an interview with the Svobodnaya Pressa publication.
Recently, the Russian President said: “We must work and not look for successors.” However, there is tension among the political elite on the backdrop of uncertainty about what to expect in 2024. For example, Vyacheslav Volodin, Putin’s former aide says that whoever the next Russian President is, he or she will still maintain the continuity of power. Vladimir Putin will be the successor to Vladimir Putin.” Is there any chance that there will be no shocks during the transit of power?
“The risks of future shocks do not increase or decrease in accordance with one or another scenario of power transit,” Lepekhin said. “They depend on whether the basic solutions that should have been made a long time ago are appropriate. If the country's political leadership wanted to reduce social tensions, they could have done it very easily a long time ago.
“For example, to start criminal cases against corrupt high-rank officials, to return the previous retirement age qualifications, and to introduce a progressive income tax scale across the country. Unfortunately, Vladimir Putin has no support among his associates in what concerns of practical changes of economic and political course.”