State Duma approves law to keep member’s income tax and assets private in blow to transparency in Russia
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.
