After Russian authorities proposed limiting child benefits for the “suspiciously poor,” the leader of the country’s Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov, has instead suggested that a tax be introduced on the “suspiciously rich.”
On Friday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection suggested making changes to the social payments system for families with children between the ages of three and seven. The authorities plan to stop sending money to those who have substantial assets but formally low incomes. The ministry believes that a number of families are concealing their real wages from the authorities as a way to get extra financial support from the government.
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