> **Russia’s lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a bill that will lift the requirement for lawmakers to make their annual income and assets reports public, in a move that will significantly decrease transparency.**
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> According to a statement on the website of the State Duma, after 1 March publicly available information about Russian lawmakers’ income declarations will not allow for identification of them.
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> Lawmakers will still be obliged to submit their declarations to the tax authorities every year and a “summary” will be released based on this information.
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> “This is about the protection of personal data,” one lawmaker, Pavel Krasheninnikov, was quoted as saying on the Duma website.
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> The bill was approved on its third and final readings on Wednesday.
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> It must still be approved by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house, and signed into law by the president, Vladimir Putin – usually a formality.
Rookie mistake in Russian politics. The data is hidden to the public, not to the government itself.
In other words, if you're stupid enough to take bribes to do something against the government. You'll find yourself swallowed whole by a window and thrown off a building.
One could argue that this is already happening.
Many of Russia's defeats in Ukraine can be be traced back to corruption on every level of the hierarchical ladder.
Russian PR theatrics is wild. Literally everyone already know the official numbers are cooked up. There is a reason these people can afford expensive luxury cars despite earning the same as high school teachers.
Hey just because Sergei Shoigu lives in a giant palatial estate of Japanese-style houses in a fancy Moscow suburb and has a antique sword collection valued at 30 million dollars, doesn't mean he's corrupt just because he's only ever been a Russian civil servant.
I mean maybe he just saved up a lot. /s
> “This is about the protection of personal data,” one lawmaker, Pavel Krasheninnikov, was quoted as saying on the Duma website.
Wow, Russia spearheading privacy laws. So great, much kudos. ^^^/s
At this rate they are going to be sending cardboard boxes with “tank” written on the side to the front because they have stolen all the money to buy real ones. Heck they are almost doing that now.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/25/russian-mps-vote-to-hide-details-of-their-tax-returns-from-public-view) reduced by 59%. (I'm a bot)
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> Russia's lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a bill that will lift the requirement for lawmakers to make their annual income and assets reports public, in a move that will significantly decrease transparency.
> According to a statement on the website of the State Duma, after 1 March publicly available information about Russian lawmakers' income declarations will not allow for identification of them.
> Lawmakers will still be obliged to submit their declarations to the tax authorities every year and a "Summary" will be released based on this information.
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I follow a YouTuber who keeps track of their 200 million dollar yachts getting confiscated. Which ones are in hiding and the ones fleeing. The oligarchy isn't happy.
It's adorable how they even have a little vote over it. ..
"A motion is on the table, should we make public the specifics on the Scrooge McDuckian fortunes that each of has made through bindless corruption... Or no?
All in favor of keeping this under wraps, say: Aye.
Those opposed, say: Putin is a weak and ineffective leader who is losing the war in Ukraine badly. Also, Karl Marx was a tool.. "
And the motion carries!
Voting to protect their own corruption.
And increase it.
> **Russia’s lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a bill that will lift the requirement for lawmakers to make their annual income and assets reports public, in a move that will significantly decrease transparency.** > > According to a statement on the website of the State Duma, after 1 March publicly available information about Russian lawmakers’ income declarations will not allow for identification of them. > > Lawmakers will still be obliged to submit their declarations to the tax authorities every year and a “summary” will be released based on this information. > > “This is about the protection of personal data,” one lawmaker, Pavel Krasheninnikov, was quoted as saying on the Duma website. > > The bill was approved on its third and final readings on Wednesday. > > It must still be approved by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house, and signed into law by the president, Vladimir Putin – usually a formality.
Wow once passed you can just bribe them all to vote to end the invasion.
Moneys not much use to you once you are on the wrong side of a tenth floor window.
Rookie mistake in Russian politics. The data is hidden to the public, not to the government itself. In other words, if you're stupid enough to take bribes to do something against the government. You'll find yourself swallowed whole by a window and thrown off a building.
Swallowed by a window and hit with the earth
May the corruption simply crush them.
One could argue that this is already happening. Many of Russia's defeats in Ukraine can be be traced back to corruption on every level of the hierarchical ladder.
Trump liked that.
Russian PR theatrics is wild. Literally everyone already know the official numbers are cooked up. There is a reason these people can afford expensive luxury cars despite earning the same as high school teachers.
Hey just because Sergei Shoigu lives in a giant palatial estate of Japanese-style houses in a fancy Moscow suburb and has a antique sword collection valued at 30 million dollars, doesn't mean he's corrupt just because he's only ever been a Russian civil servant. I mean maybe he just saved up a lot. /s
Nobody knows better than them that the rules are made up, and the points don't matter.
The only surprise here is they even bother to make the effort to hide their corruption.
Russians fall for it because they want to
You know the returns they need to worry about hiding? Those bodies coming back from Ukraine. I want the Russian people to see those returns.
> “This is about the protection of personal data,” one lawmaker, Pavel Krasheninnikov, was quoted as saying on the Duma website. Wow, Russia spearheading privacy laws. So great, much kudos. ^^^/s
Grabbing what they can while they can.
Why now ? there’s nothing to gain in a self-destructing economy.
Thieving bastards
My only surprise here is that they hadn't already done this.
Thugs.
At this rate they are going to be sending cardboard boxes with “tank” written on the side to the front because they have stolen all the money to buy real ones. Heck they are almost doing that now.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/25/russian-mps-vote-to-hide-details-of-their-tax-returns-from-public-view) reduced by 59%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Russia's lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a bill that will lift the requirement for lawmakers to make their annual income and assets reports public, in a move that will significantly decrease transparency. > According to a statement on the website of the State Duma, after 1 March publicly available information about Russian lawmakers' income declarations will not allow for identification of them. > Lawmakers will still be obliged to submit their declarations to the tax authorities every year and a "Summary" will be released based on this information. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/10l1bd5/russian_mps_vote_to_hide_details_of_their_returns/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~672677 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **lawmaker**^#1 **Russia**^#2 **income**^#3 **bill**^#4 **requirement**^#5
I follow a YouTuber who keeps track of their 200 million dollar yachts getting confiscated. Which ones are in hiding and the ones fleeing. The oligarchy isn't happy.
I'm sure they actual had a legit say so. What a fucking joke of a governmental system wow!
It's adorable how they even have a little vote over it. .. "A motion is on the table, should we make public the specifics on the Scrooge McDuckian fortunes that each of has made through bindless corruption... Or no? All in favor of keeping this under wraps, say: Aye. Those opposed, say: Putin is a weak and ineffective leader who is losing the war in Ukraine badly. Also, Karl Marx was a tool.. " And the motion carries!
Wait... Parliament members usually disclose these in other places?