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Source: RIA-Novosti
Sergey Mironov, the Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembley of the Russian Federation, and a close ally of President Putin, announced that he will launch an initiative to amend the Labor Code (last modified in December 2001) to make 31 December an official annual public holiday, so that "people have the opportunity to prepare thoroughly for the major holiday of the year".
Labor Minister, Aleksandr Pochinok, called the idea "interesting" but suggested transferring an established non-working day to 31 December instead of creating an additional holiday.
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