“In essence, this is a technical revision,” the ministry said.

Earlier, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Ministry of Finance proposed to transfer funds to the Russian Pension Fund, the legality of which cannot be proven. As it was specified, the bill was submitted to the government, new norms can be adopted in December 2020.

In March, it was reported that the Russian Ministry of Finance proposed to allow the confiscation of money in rubles or foreign currency in the event of an illegal withdrawal of funds abroad, in particular, in the case of non-return of foreign exchange earnings and transfers to non-residents using forged documents.