The law requiring Russian government officials to disclose their incomes should be expanded to include the heads of state companies, universities and state medical establishments, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
“I am positive that not only state officials, but the heads of large state companies, university rectors, heads of large state medical centers and possibly other administrative personnel of state establishments must report their income and property annually,” president-elect Putin said addressing the State Duma.
He also spoke in favor of introducing public control over all state purchases exceeding one billion rubles ($34 million).
Russia's top officials have been required to declare their income since 2008 in an effort to curb corruption in the country.
Russia is ranked 143rd out of 182 states by Transparency International in the anti-corruption group's latest Corruption Perceptions Index.
