This is stated in the order of the government, published on the Internet portal of legal information.

On April 10, the Ministry of Finance of Russia bought from the Central Bank a controlling stake in the amount of 50% of Sberbank shares at the expense of the National Welfare Fund in the amount of 2.139 trillion rubles.

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a bill on the government’s purchase of Sberbank shares from the Central Bank.