It became known who may be affected by the law on blocking money on accounts.
Recently, the State Duma adopted a law giving the President of the Russian Federation the right to establish measures to ensure the financial stability of the country.
Among other things, certain restrictions on currency turnover and transactions may be adopted, and on the 10th page of the bill it says that one of the measures may be the freezing (blocking) of funds and (or) other property.
As he writes E1.ru , the fifth article of the document contains regulations on the introduction of Federal Law measures to influence unfriendly actions of the United States and other countries.
According to lawyer Yulia Fedotova, what is listed in the document affects legal entities and citizens of the Russian Federation who enter into transactions with unfriendly countries or with persons located there.
Now the unfriendly countries there are the United States, Ukraine, the EU countries and 19 other states.
According to the expert, there are not many details in the document now, Presumably, they will be clarified later.
It is not known which transactions may lead to the blocking of accounts. The lawyer believes that even selling their crafts abroad or renting an apartment to a foreigner can become such.
“Based on the wording, any property can fall under “blocking”, – Yulia Fedotova said, noting that it is not yet known whether a court decision is necessary for blocking.
Now the law has to be approved by the Federation Council, and then it will go to the signature of the President and come into force after the official publication.
Fedotova recalled that earlier in Russia, assets of foreign legal entities and individuals had already been frozen. She notes that it is not about withdrawal.
At the same time, the freeze may end in defrosting, as it was, for example, during the default in 1998, when government bonds owned by foreigners were frozen, and then unfrozen and returned to their owners, although without interest.
As of today, it is not specified how the frozen money of the Russians will be received in the future.
Earlier, topNews wrote that the tax inspectorate began tracking money on the accounts of Russians.
The experts explained the mechanism of action of the tax authorities.