altshuler? >> i agree with donald. i'm a fan and i very much believe that all roads lead to a v vat. adding a vat onto the system would allow for lower rates. you get the benefits for the lower rates. you ha a system that's much less complicated, much less of incentives for income shifting. it's implementable. we can do this. canada -- all other countries in the oecd have a vat. this is how they raise their revenue. virtually every other country in the world has a vat. so it is something that could be done. >> but how do you protect those who aret the lowest end of the income distribution, those who are the most vulnerable among us? how do you protect them in that system? >> that is the difficulty. that's what gene and donald hve also talked about. now, remember that you're going to be retaining the income tax. so you canun refunds and transfer programs through the income tax. so by retaining the income tax. >> you could keep the earned income tax credit a child care credit? >> exactly. you can help the distribution co

altshuler? >> i agree with donald. i'm a fan and i very much believe that all roads lead to a v vat. adding a vat onto the system would allow for lower rates. you get the benefits for the lower rates. you have a system that's much less complicated, much less of incentives for income shifting. it's implementable. we can do this. canada -- all other countries in the oecd have a vat. thiss how they raise their renue. virtually every other country in the world has a vat. so it is something that could be done. >> but how do you protect those who are at the lowest end of the income distribution, those who are the most vulnerable among us? how do you protect them in that system? >> that is the difficulty. that's what gene and donald have also talked about. now, remember that you're going to be retaining t income tax. so you can run refunds and transfer programs through the income tax. so by retaining the income tax. >> you could keep the earned income tax credit and child care credit? >> exactly. you can help the distribution

altshuler? >> i agree with donald. i'm a fan and i very much believe that all roads lead to a v vat. adding a vat onto the system would allow for lower rates. you get the benefits for the lower rates. you have a system that's much less complicated, much less of incentives for income shifting. it's implementable. we can do this. canada -- all other countries in the oecd have a vat. this is how they raise their revenue. virtually every other country in the world has a vat. so it is something that could be done. >> but how do you protect those who are at the lowest end of the income distribution, those who are the most vulnerable among us? how do you protect them in that system? >> that is the difficulty. that's what gene and donald have also talked about. now, remember that you're going to be retaining the income tax. so you can run refunds and transfer programs through the income tax. so by retaining the income tax. >> you could keep the earned income tax credit and child care credit? >> exactly. you can help the distri

and as far as your job case what areas of you target said that you will focus on in terms of corp altshuler frankly i have to to to to the point to know all the all the areas there so this is politics definitely this is economy this is technology because you know we're building skolkovo with the brits building you know the same center not far from london so basically we're talking about the modernization and they're talking about the corporation based on the knowledge and of course this is culture you know contact between the people these are regime we're in favor of the better conditions you know we want the same conditions as we have with the routine union and we're ready you know to move in this direction and definitely will try you know to see good reaction you know from the u.k. on the. i mean the whole area because you know there are no small questions in the by the relations you head of the press department at the ministry in moscow how do you assess the british press particularly the notes taken up by tabloid newspapers to think that percy's people can get an accurate perspective on

far as your job case what areas if you target said that you will focus on in times of cooperation altshuler frankly i have to to to to to to point to know all the all the areas they'll say this is politics definitely this is economy this is technology because you know we're building skolkovo with the brits building you know the same center not far from london reason regime we're in favor of the better conditions you know we want the same conditions as we have with the rupee and union and we're ready you know to move in this direction and definitely we'll try you know to see good reaction you know from the u.k. the run no small questions in the by the relations you had of the press department at the ministry in moscow how do you assess the british press particularly the notes to have it. taken up by tabloid newspapers do you think that british people can get an accurate perspective on international affairs from that press well i think i think that the first of all the british press is global they're not concentrated just on the local issues the taking the issues globally and in this sense th