“Our review of questionable payments shows that the major part of them are conducted by firms, linked to each through a payment system. It looks like all of them are under the control of the same group,” the head of the Central Bank Sergey Ignatyev told press on Wednesday.
Suspicious transactions allegedly involved shady firms, Ignatyev added.
In 2012 Russian budget fell short by more than $30 million due to illegal firms, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov reported in February 2013.
“The budget system loses because of thriving shady business with one-day firms. People do not pay taxes or social charges, so we will not have pensions and won’t be able to provide decent-medical services,” Shuvalov said.
