(15 Dec 1996) T/I: 10:40:39
The State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, on Sunday (15/12) gave first-reading approval to the government's revised 1997 draft budget. Its ultimate approval remained far from certain.
The new draft, presented to the Duma by Russian Finance Minister Alexander Livshits, added an extra 34.8 trillion rubles (six billion dollars) in projected revenue and spending. Two previous drafts had been rejected.
SHOWS:
MOSCOW, RUSSIA 15/12
High WS of Duma;
SOT Russian Finance Minister, Alexander Livshits in Russian: "Respected
deputies. The country stands in need of desperately necessary reforms. Among them, military reform, tax and social reform and industrial reform. These reforms cannot be free of charge! We need money for these reforms";
Cutaway of Press;
tv monitor showing parliament in session;
Duma speaker Gennady Seleznyov;
Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin walking to podium;
SOT Chernomrydin in Russian: "(This debate) has shown that we can work together when we have to. That we can understand one another if we want to";
WS seated deputies;
man closing door into chamber;
Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov walks to podium;
SOT in Russian of Zyuganov: "If the government fails to fulfill these conditions, the Communist Party reserves the right to vote against the budget in subsequent readings and raise a no confidence vote in the government and organise a programme of civil disobedience and protest across the whole country."
WS of Duma;
ms of screen with voting results;
Chernomyrdin speaking and clapping and walks off;
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