Venäjä/Korruptio-raportti

RFE/RL: Argumenti i Fakti publishes report on corruption

"In fluential weekly publishes report on corruption in 2005. The INDEM Foundation headed by Georgii Satarov says in its new study
"Corruption-2005" that the level of corruption among Russian
officials and business world in the last five years has increased
more than tenfold, ´Argumenty i fakty,´ No. 28, reported."

"If five years ago the size of the average bribe an official took from a
businessmen did not exceed $10,000, today it has grown to $135,000.
According to the report, while ordinary people spent up to $3 billion
a year on lower-level bribes in education and health care, the amount
of bribes businessmen pay to officials has reached $300 billion."

"In rating sectors by corruption, first place goes to the traffic police,
followed by the education system, the judiciary, offices responsible
for residence permits, and draft offices."

"Corruption is not only affecting small and medium-sized business but even big business,
Satarov said. President Putin's plan to double gross domestic product
in five years is unlikely to be realized as long as the volume of
business corruption is double the state budget, Satarov, who is a
member of the opposition Committee-2008, noted. "