Average bribe in Russia doubles in past year, reaches 145,000 rubles | Russia Beyond The Headlines

Average bribe in Russia doubles in past year, reaches 145,000 rubles | Russia Beyond The Headlines:



"The average amount of a bribe in Russia almost doubled in the past year and reached 145,000 rubles, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said at an expanded board meeting of the ministry on Friday.



"As a result of the joint work with an interested ministry, the number of bribery cases registered grew by 18%. The rise in the number of large or especially large bribes registered is 50 percent. At that, the average bribe almost doubled and it amounts to 145,000 rubles," Kolokoltsev said."



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