The number of people in Russia who are prevented from traveling abroad due to debts over 4 million

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In the Russian Federation, the number of debtors who can not go abroad increased by 20% during the year, standing at 4 million and one hundred thousand people. This was reported on Sunday, December 6, by the news agency Ria-Novosti. A year earlier there were 3.4 million.

Exit restrictions are imposed on people who owe 30,000 rubles ($ 400), for certain types of debts the restrictions begin to operate from a debt of 10,000 rubles.

Against the backdrop of the Coronavirus epidemic, Russia's Statistics Ministry recorded a sharp decline in citizens' incomes - more than 8 percent in the second quarter and 5 percent in the third quarter of 2020.