FT: Western businesses wishing to leave Russia were obliged to pay a contribution to the budget

The Russian Foreign Investment Commission said that every Western company that decides to exit the Russian market is required to pay a fee. This is reported by the international business newspaper The Financial Times.

Any Western company that decides to withdraw from the Russian market will have to pay a fee. Firms that sell their assets are required to make a payment to the Russian budget equal to 10% of the sale transaction. Previously, companies that left the Russian...