BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : APRIL 3, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN COVER STORY His Vision of a Stronger State EXPANDED SECURITY SERVICES Domestic intelligence unit FSB will monitor Internet use and news media and guard against political disloyalty in the military, as well as step up surveillance of terrorists. HIGHER MILITARY SPENDING Spending on arms procurement will jump 50% this year for hardware including ground-attack aircraft, high-precision missiles, and bombs. CRACKDOWN ON TAX CHEATS Tax police are mobilizing to catch evaders of customs duties and other taxes. Compliance will be stepped up by assigning each citizen a tax identification number. JUDICIAL REFORM Salaries of judges and law enforcement officials will be increased in a bid to stem corruption. The court system will be strengthened. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Russia: President Putin Cracks Down (int'l edition) EUROPEAN COVER IMAGE: Russia: How Far Will the Crackdown Go? CHART: Russia's Crime Wave TABLE: His Vision of a Stronger State INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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