A victory for United Russia in the Duma elections this week will strengthen the government’s recent focus on state intervention in the economy. Social redistribution has become a key priority for the government and large businesses may end up paying for part of this. Longer-term, it reinforces our downbeat view on Russia’s medium-term growth prospects.
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