Russian would help out

If the Cyprus parliament does not approve the decision to introduce deposits tax, President Nicos Anastasiadis will have the only way out - to seek help from Russia. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to a source in the ruling party democratic collection.

Until the decision is gaining the right number of votes in parliament, the source noted. He said that Anastasiadis had already informed the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Policy Ollie Ren about this. A meeting of the parliament scheduled on Monday was postponed to Tuesday evening. If the deputies reject the anti -crisis program, then Cyprus awaits bankruptcy.

In this case, the country's economy can only be saved if the Cyprus is provided with a large long -term anti -crisis state loan on extremely preferential conditions. Help can come only from Russia, the source noted. According to him, Anastasiadis plans to call Moscow on Tuesday.

The Eurogroup gave Card-Blanche Cyprus to determine a specific bank tax rate, provided that they will bring 5.8 billion euros. This was stated by its chairman Yerun Deisselblum following a television conference of Ministers of Finance of the Euro zone. Nicosia will have to raise the size of a one -time collection of deposits above 100 thousand euros. Sources so far call the amount of 13-15 percent, instead of previously approved 9.9. However, if the country's parliament refuses to vote for this law, until small depositors are exempted from the tax, the load may increase even more on the rest.

Earlier it was reported that the visit of the Minister of Finance of Cyprus Mikhail Sarris to Moscow, planned for Monday, was previously postponed to Wednesday. According to the latest data, the visit will take place on Tuesday. Sarris plans to discuss an increase in the volume of Cyprus of a loan already issued by Russia, the possibility of providing a new loan, as well as the potential interest of Russian capital in the purchase of Cyprus banks.

Last week, the Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov said that Russia could in exchange request information about Cypriot companies registered by Russians. On Monday, Siluanov expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that Russia was not informed about the decision to be charged on deposits, despite the agreement with the EU on coordination of actions. He noted that it would be necessary to revise the issue of providing Cyprus of financial assistance "in the light of a new situation."

On Monday, the Cyprus TV channel Sigma TV said that Gazprom turned to the Cyprus authorities with a proposal to provide financial support to the country's banking sector in exchange for licenses for the production of natural gas in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus. Subsequently, the official representative of the Russian gas holding, Sergei Kupriyanov, denied this information.

On Monday, President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with the leadership of the administration, assistants and advisers who oversee economic issues. It discussed the economic situation in the eurozone. “Assessing the possible decision to introduce additional tax deposits on Cyprus, Putin said that such a decision, if made, would be unfair, unprofessional and dangerous,” said spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in turn, said that the initiative of Nicosia looks like a confiscation of other people's money.

The European Union and the International Monetary Fund decided to provide Cyprus with a 15 billion euros packet to save the state from bankruptcy. At the same time, a significant part of the country's financial needs will be covered due to one -time gathering from the depositors of Cyprus banks. The losses of Russians, according to experts, can amount to about two billion euros, provided that the rate will be preserved at the same level. With an increase in the bet on large deposits, they will increase significantly.

Cyprus banks, which actively credited Greek companies and bought Greek bonds, became a victim of the collapse of the Greek economy and the restructuring of its duty. At the same time, the banking sector of Cyprus is eight times the size of the Cyprus economy, so its salvation has become so problematic. Creditors were also preoccupied with the fact that huge funds of Russian companies and individuals pass through the banks of the islands.