Almost all Union ministries disbanded
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MOSCOW. Nov 8 (Interfax) – The Inter-Republican Economic Committee that has replaced the former Soviet government will comprise 15-20 departments, with the department of macroeconomics and finance to be the largest with about 500 employees. It will address economic reforms, finance, entrepreneurship, taxes and prices, the committee's chairman Ivan Silayev said.
Almost all Union ministries will be disbanded on November 15, with 36,000 people to be dismissed.