Communist Party of the Russian Federation: the Russian government has allowed a trillion dollars to be taken out of the country
The removal of all restrictions on the export of foreign currency abroad, which the Russian government is considering, will lead to the ruin of Russia.
Nikolai Arefiev, a deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, told reporters in the State Duma about this today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“In conditions when 14 thousand sanctions have been imposed on our country, when we do not have enough money for import substitution, when our national projects are not being implemented, for some reason the government is not thinking about how to find money for import substitution, but how to take foreign currency out of the country . That's not what the government is doing. The argument is this: they don’t trust us because we don’t issue currency. But if we open all the doors, then foreign investment will come to us, and any foreign investor will be able to take their money back.
This fairy tale is probably quite suitable for children, but among people with little understanding, no one will believe it. We release ours, and then wait for others. May strangers not come to us. It's not the right time. Under sanctions, no one will bring foreign investment into Russia in order to develop it. Everyone is afraid of American sanctions,” Arefiev said.
He recalled that after the export of foreign currency was completely prohibited in February last year, the government then gradually lifted the restrictions. As a result, in the second half of 2022, the withdrawal of one million per month was allowed.
“Calculate this way: we have 101 thousand dollar millionaires. So they will take out one million a month. It will be 101 billion. And if in a year, it will be 1 trillion 200 billion dollars. This amount is comparable to that officially exported by our nouveau riche over 30 years. Do we need this? And if we lift the restrictions, then what will remain in the country? Why are we issuing foreign currency, don’t we need it?” Arefiev was perplexed.
He believes that the restrictions are being lifted in the interests of the oligarchs, who themselves left the country and now want to take out all their capital.
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