AKIPRESS.COM - The head of the Russian Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to become the country's new prime minister, a statement by the Kremlin press service said.

The State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, will consider on Thursday the appointment of Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister, the parliamentary press service said.

"The council of the State Duma has corrected the chamber's agenda for January 16 to consider the prime minister candidature," the press service said.