The incomes of candidates for deputy of the Rostov City Duma in the Proletarsky single-mandate electoral district No. 28 for 2010 were published in the city administration newspaper "Rostov Official". The deputy's seat became vacant after Dmitry Ostrovenko resigned his deputy powers in June 2011 (see inset) . The elections will be held on March 4. Four candidates have been registered.

The richest candidate is the sole owner and CEO of Firma Kristina, Valery Levchenko, nominated by United Russia. Kristina is one of the largest construction companies in Rostov, but its figures have never been disclosed. Levchenko reported 26.5 million rubles in income in 2010. Of the real estate, he indicated three residential buildings with a total area of 732.9 sq. m, six apartments (320.9 sq. m), as well as 13 land plots in the Rostov region with a total area of 57,763 sq. m.

“These are plots for the construction of residential complexes, which I register in my name (we have such a practice) and until the completion of the entire complex they are listed in my name, and then I transfer them to the owners of the housing,” says Levchenko. He also says that registers construction equipment in his own name and then leases it to his company. "If you register it in the name of a company, then it is more complicated and expensive in terms of taxation. We reduce the cost this way, it is within the law," Levchenko admits. In total, he declared 12 units equipment and 19 units of freight transport.

Levchenko founded the Kristina company in 1990. “During this time, Kristina has built about 30 residential buildings, mainly complexes of 9-10-story brick buildings with their own infrastructure. We are currently building four residential complexes in Rostov: the Golubye Yeli residential complex "(Veresaeva Street) and complexes on 1st Mayskaya, Gorky and Orskaya Streets," Levchenko said.

The candidate also has four units of water transport. "These are small boats: one is on the Volga, I gave one boat to the State Inspectorate for Small Vessels, it helps them in their work, although it is registered to me, two more small ones are in Rostov," says Levchenko He has two personal cars: Porsche Panamera Turbo (cost at the dealer - from 8.3 million rubles) and Porsche Cayenne (from 3.1 million rubles).

"I drive a Panamera in the summer, I like it, it's a good car - I work for something, after all!" Levchenko exclaims. He chose the Cayenne because it is one of the safest cars, if it is in safe hands. Levchenko's Elections is for two reasons: “I don’t want people [from other parties] to be elected in my district who only talk and do nothing [for the district]” and “I help the district and the city a lot, I provide assistance to those in need, I want to do this in status of a representative of the authorities."

The Communist Party candidate Vasily Tarasenko, the owner of the waste collection company TVVV, indicated in his declaration 54,000 rubles of income, three cars (Toyota RAV-4, Audi A8, VAZ-2110) and 3 hectares of land. “What are my strengths Levchenko? With money? I see my strengths in the truth, and my weaknesses in the fact that I am not insured against ballot stuffing for the United Russia candidate,” Tarasenko retorts. “The lands are in the Rodionovo-Nesvetaisky district, I want to grow vegetables on them, that will be my separate business project,” he shared his plans. Tarasenko participated in the elections for city council members in 2010, but lost to Ostrovenko.

Tarasenko explains the discrepancy between his own income and property as follows: “I used to earn a lot, but during the crisis things went badly, the company had fewer orders, now I live off what I earned earlier, but I hope that in 2012 things will go uphill.” According to declarations of his Audi A8, manufactured in 2007, the other cars are older.

SR candidate Anatoly Kotlyarov, owner of KSM Orel, indicated 201,377 rubles of income and two land plots of 1,500 sq. m each. He has no other real estate, but he does have four cars. The LDPR is represented by Denis, head of the department of OAO 711 Voenproekt Potapenko. He has 620,169 rubles of income, a plot of land (1,194 sq. m), a residential house (80.3 sq. m) and two cars.

Corrected version. The original published version can be viewed in the Vedomosti archive (Smart version).

RUB 26.5 million Levchenko