I am sure that every decent person was infuriated by the brazen refusal of the heads of state-owned companies, Sechin and Yakunin, to publish their income declarations.
There have been many comments on this issue from various experts, who agreed that these “effective managers” are taking advantage of the vague wording of the current law. And what is the proper thing to do in such cases? Exactly: in such cases, one should obtain clarification from the competent authority.
That is why our “Party of Progress” officially asked the Government of the Russian Federation to clarify whether the heads of OJSC Rosneft and OJSC Russian Railways should publish income declarations. We present the response below:
Translated from bureaucratic into plain English: In its letter, the Government states that the companies listed in Russian Government Resolution No. 613 of July 23, 2013 (including OJSC Transneft, OJSC Gazprom, OJSC Rosneft, and OJSC Russian Railways) are required to publish information about the income of their officials on their official websites. According to the Government of the Russian Federation, this obligation is established by Clause 4 of Presidential Decree No. 613 of July 8, 2013.
At the link, you can view the list of companies covered by Government Resolution No. 613 of July 22, 2013. There you will find: 12. Open Joint-Stock Company “Transneft Oil Transport Company.” 14. Open Joint-Stock Company “Gazprom.” 21. Open Joint-Stock Company “Rosneft Oil Company.” 28. Open Joint-Stock Company “Russian Railways.”
So we are at a crossroads: a) these “state businessmen” comply with the requirements of the law, as clarified by the government, b) or the whole country continues watching the series “Putin’s friends publicly don’t give a damn (sorry) about public opinion, the law, the government, and Dmitry Medvedev personally.”
We have sent new inquiries and stocked up on popcorn.
P.S. Please also remember that the “Party of Progress” is the only party standing up for your interests.