Russia: Bureaucrats to Be Allowed to Accept Gifts of Cheap Wine
Russia: Bureaucrats to Be Allowed to Accept Gifts of Cheap Wine
Nov 12, 2012 6
(TheMoscowTimes) - Russian bureaucrats will be allowed to keep gifts of cheap alcohol and food under a government initiative that expands the list of presents that officials can keep without having to declare them.
But costly bottles of wine, black caviar and other "highly expensive" goods would be excluded from the expanded list, part of a government drive to fight corruption, Izvestia reported Monday, citing a draft government document.
Officials would be allowed to keep gifts valued up to $100 without declaring them, the report said. Anything worth more would have to be reported and be put up for sale, with the gift recipients getting the right to buy back the gift first.
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