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Russia may introduce a ban on withdrawing money abroad

... law is going through the stage of coordination in the federal executive authorities, Izvestia reports . It should be noted that over two years, the volume of Russian money withdrawn abroad has only increased. In 2020, this indicator amounted to 25 billion rubles, which is 60% more than a year earlier. In 2021, this figure showed growth again: in the first half of the year alone, the volume of withdrawn funds amounted to 20 billion rubles. A similar scheme was spread ten years ago, when Russia lost ...

The term of unsecured loans may be shortened in Russia

A bill to limit the period for issuing an unsecured loan has been submitted to the lower house of parliament. It is proposed to reduce the term of such loans to five calendar years. Additionally, the document contains a legal development on changing the ...

State Duma proposes to pay the 13th month pension benefit before the New Year

... been submitted to the Government of the Russian Federation for consideration. It was proposed due to rising inflation and the need to purchase more food and gifts by the end of the outgoing year. The author of the idea was Vladimir Zhirinovsky. The bill on the annual additional payment to pensioners on the eve of the New Year was developed by the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs. The parliamentarians considered it necessary to introduce such measures due to inflation ...

State Duma abandoned the idea of introduction QR codes in transport

The day before, the speaker of the lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin said that the fate of the proposed amendments to the laws regarding the introduction of QR codes would largely depend on the moods voiced by the society. He talked about QR codes in public places, as well as in airplanes and on trains. We should remind our readers that consideration of both documents was scheduled for this week, however, Vladimir Putin urged not to rush and work out the proposed amendments in detail...

What changes will take place with the accretion of the police powers

... as well. If the law is adopted, the law enforcement officers will be able to inspect citizens not only for the presence of drugs or weapons, but also in situations where there are suspicions that they are hiding stolen things. Among other things, the bill provides for the right of a police officer to introduce himself after the arrest of a citizen and the termination of his illegal actions.

The National Financial Market Council (NFMC) proposed raising the threshold for controlled banking operations. At the moment, the limit is 600 thousand rubles, but it is proposed to gradually increase it by more than twice.

... noting that the current limit was set almost 20 years ago and has not been adjusted since that time. As a result, a large number of operations that do not correspond to the degree of public danger may be in the field of control, believes the NFMC. A bill prepared by the council envisages a gradual increase in the threshold for controlled banking operations. Until the end of 2023, it has been proposed to set a limit of 1 million rubles, after which this figure will be increased to 1.5 million rubles....

Rules for the ATV and snowmobile owners will be toughened

... restrictions will be developed by the regional authorities. According to preliminary data, evacuation of faulty and unsafe all-terrain vehicles will be envisaged in the Moscow region, it is also possible to install blockers and seal the equipment up. Now the bill of the Ministry of Agriculture is being considered by the government subcommittee on administrative reforms. According to official data, there are about 250 thousand vehicles in the Russian Federation which may fall under restrictions.

Responsibility for partial payment of alimony may appear in Russia

The government of Russia has submitted a draft law that toughens responsibility for non-payment of alimony to the State Duma. We are talking about situations when the payer extinguishes only a part of the amount, avoiding prosecution. Now it is proposed to punish such debtors both in administrative and criminal way. According to the chairman of the lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin, non-payers of alimony now manage to avoid any liability if they pay off even a small part of the debt...

State Duma will consider penalties for propaganda of attacks on educational institutions

... years. It is proposed to add qualifying features that will toughen the punishment. Among them, in particular, the are commission of a crime by several persons or by prior arrangement. However, the Government of the Russian Federation did not support the bill. The Cabinet of Ministers submitted its opinion indicating that the described acts fall under other already existing norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Advertising of breast milk substitutes may be banned in Russia

... Center of Children's Health’, according to which less than half of children aged 6 months to one year receive breast milk. Current scientific research confirms that breast milk is the most appropriate type of food for a child, say the authors of the bill. However, according to supporters of the idea, advertising of breast milk substitutes sometimes pushes women to give up breastfeeding, reports ‘Rossiyskaya Gazeta’. A year ago, the initiative to limit advertising of breast milk substitutes was already ...

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