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State Duma Ends Annual Asset Declarations, Shifts to Event‑Triggered Reporting

Backers say the Poseidon digital system enables continuous oversight for quicker anti-corruption checks.

Overview

  • Lawmakers approved the package in second and third readings, replacing yearly disclosures with declarations filed only when specified grounds arise under continuous automated control.
  • Mandatory filings remain for entry to public service, certain hires, state or municipal appointments, transfers between agencies, inclusion in the federal personnel reserve, and purchases exceeding the combined three‑year income of an official, spouse and minor children.
  • A separate law sets rules for cabinet members to provide income, property and liability data at appointment or within four months if immediate submission is not possible, as well as when expense‑control triggers occur.
  • The reforms amend the laws On Countering Corruption and on verifying that officials’ expenses correspond to income, and they formalize analysis of submitted data by anti‑corruption units.
  • Public release of officials’ declarations has been halted since 2023 under a presidential decree for the period of the special military operation.