Moscow Lifts Covid Fines to Prop Up Falling Incomes

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow will stop enforcing fines for Covid-19 violations in a bid to prop up falling incomes amid rising inflation and the economic fallout
We see a drop in real incomes
businesses 13.6 billion rubles ($240 million) for previously paid fines, Sobyanin said.The only exception will be for those who did not
follow orders to self-quarantine.The Russian capital dropped many of its remaining coronavirus regulations, including a citywide mask
mandate, in mid-March.But authorities have still been collecting outstanding fines from businesses and individuals who broke rules while