The State Duma will not reveal the incomes of deputies, even in a generalized form

The State Duma does not plan to publish information on the incomes and property of deputies, even in a summarized form. This is reported by “Vedomosti”.

“This information will not be published on official websites,” said Otara Arshba, the head of the State Duma commission on issues of control over the reliability of income information. At the same time, he confirmed that the State Duma has 14 working days after April 1 to “publish” aggregated data.

According to a source in the State Duma, Arshba’s statement that State Duma deputies submitted declarations on time can be considered a “publication”. Such a message on behalf of Arshba was posted on the website of the State Duma on April 1. The source explained that it has been clarified how “publication of summarized information” should look like, no.

Another interlocutor of “Vedomosti” in the State Duma confirmed that the chamber does not plan to report to voters about the incomes and property of deputies. According to him, “now there is no such obligation” according to the presidential decree, which allows not to disclose income during the war in Ukraine.

At the same time, there is no such condition in the decree on the publication of summary information on the incomes of deputies. It is in the second decree, which refers to those sent to the occupied territories of Ukraine. Nevertheless, the member of the State Duma assured that “this applies to everyone, not only those who were sent to the combat zone.”

The presidential administration told “Vedomosti” that the State Duma and the Federation Council can publish information about the incomes and property of deputies “at will”. The Federation Council promised to publish them by April 30.

Previously, deputies were required to report to voters about their income and property, as well as their family’s income and property. The declarations were placed in open access on the websites of the relevant bodies.

• Several deputies of the State Duma published their declarations on social networks. The SRZP faction posted them on the party’s website. The head of the “New People” faction Sardana Avksentieva, the representatives of “United Russia” – the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and deputy Alexander Khinshtein – in a telegram. The CPRF stated that “almost all” members of their Duma faction also reported to the voters. The LDPR said that their deputies “can do it personally,” Vedomosti writes.