Money for protest

On May 6, in Moscow in Bolotnaya Square, an opposition rally was held in support of political prisoners. How money is collected for rallies: with a report - treasurer of protest

On May 6, a worker died on the scene of the scene on Bolotnaya Square

I have been collecting money for opposition rallies from December 18, 2011. For this, Yandex-Poshelk No. 410011232431933 is opened. During this time, several tens of millions of rubles passed through the wallet. In addition to rallies, money is collected in the wallet to pay for the fines of activists convicted by magistrate courts for single pickets: there were 11 payments of 20 thousand rubles and one payment of 2 thousand rubles - a large mother was fined for this amount, who went to the State Duma to protest against the adoption of the anti -Sirot law. After each rally, all the remains on the Yandex-Koshalka go to pay the fees to lawyers who protect “prisoners on May 6” (for these purposes, the funds are mainly collected by the “Rosuznik” and “Committee on May 6”).

However, after the current rally on May 6, everything that remained and what was able to gather after the rally will go to help the family of the deceased working scene Maxim Melkov. Maxim was precisely the worker, and not the volunteer, as reported by the combat sheets of the UK. He was “workers without registration”, in this very similar to me, that is, in relation to taxes.

I do not pay taxes from the wallet of rallies, and this is my fundamental position - I do not want this money to be stolen or to be paid the lawn at Putin’s dacha in Praskoveevka. According to the current laws, all these “rally” tens of millions of rubles are my personal income (because you will not force anyone to write “donation” during the transfer of money, and this is not fundamentally). I understand that it is necessary to punish me for tax failure. I agree and I am ready. Just first calculate how many have passed through me, and write me a corresponding fine. And when the money that went through my Yandex-Poschelles will be calculated by tax controllers, then it will become clear: no state department with cookies and no funny Georgians with nonsense about “coup, inexpensive”-that’s all this does not really exist. I think that this is why they do not touch me yet.

From December 2011 to June 2012, money gathered without difficulty. About 1 million rubles a day came to the rally 24, 2011 (Sakharov) - and it was the most large rally. After the rally on June 12 (also on Sakharov, on the other hand) there was a lull and an obvious decline by September 15. And a sudden, very strong and obvious surge in January, when we collected on a march against anti -Sirot law on January 13. And this despite the fact that the philistine wallets were bloodless by long holidays, and no one had started earn money after the holidays.

By January 13, another trend was discovered, which was very strengthened by May 6. Namely, a qualitative change in the composition of large private donors. Of course, no one will tell their names, but I can describe the occupation. With private donations, this happens: one of the organizers (often I myself) speaks at the meeting-so much and so much did. Dot. The second phrase often follows: from whom exactly if the sacrifice is ready to call himself all the organizers. The information does not go further than this circle. If the sacrifice is not ready to call himself even the organizers, then the scope of his classes is specified: usually such a sacrifice is personally familiar with at least several organizers. The amount of donation, as a rule, ranges from several hundred thousand rubles to a million. So: if in the winter of 2011/2012 there were many existing (!) Federal officials and representatives of large business among private donors, now a strong middle peasant gives money. That is, medium and small business, both in the capital and regional.

The funds for a rally on May 6 were collected very strangely. I have not observed this yet and did not yet understand what this means. Immediately, as soon as the rally was announced on the evening of May 6, there was a surge of donations - exactly as before a rally on Sakharov on December 24. This surge lasted a day. Then calm for a week. And again the surge on May 5, 6 and 7. In total, 2.5 million rubles were collected - until I calculate the final results, because they are not yet. About expenses: The estimate was 2 million 526 thousand. But this is preliminary data: holidays, banks are closed. How to calculate everything - we will report.

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