"Hoop tax." How Russians are forced to take off to war

Residents of the four regions of Siberia and the Far East told Siberia. Realities of coercion to transfer part of the salary "to the needs of their own." The size of the requisitions - from 1 to 6 thousand rubles. For some interlocutors, this is more than 15% of the salary. This is, as a rule, about employees of state -owned enterprises or employees of military units who are afraid to abandon such “voluntary” contributions - they are directly or secretly threatened with dismissal or sending “to the front -line”.

"We were specially appointed" collector ". Transbaikal Territory

In the Trans -Baikal village of Sargunsk, where, according to the latest census, 7 thousand people live, all military personnel were obliged to transfer 2-3 thousand rubles from each salary for the war.

- Work at a thermal power plant or serve under a contract in a local border detachment (next to the border with China) - these are all work options for the inhabitants of Sargunsk. On the thermal power station you still try to arrange - only the blat will help. And the contractor, by local standards, receives a lot - 50–55 thousand rubles, ”says local resident Alexei . - In the middle of last year, they were obliged to "help those who, unlike you, left for his own." On average, everyone translates 5% of earnings to war. At first, the authorities even boasted, which for the first month raised at 4 million rubles. They said that they bought drones. Now they are silent - both about amounts and about purchases.

According to the wife of another soldier, the command appointed a "special person" who collects money from border guards and transfers to "volunteers". Who are these "volunteers", by what principle and who chose them, military personnel do not know.

- I know that not the military. But at the request of those who are already "at the front line", they purchase equipment and uniforms in online stores, send everything to Ukraine. First of all, these were drones, several parties. They cleaned all the cheapest, children's toys when they threw a return: like buying professional ones, these are the money. And the next 4 million went again to the drones - only they bought three times less, but normal, ”says Galina (the name was changed at her request).

According to the interlocutors of Siberia. Realities, none of the military risks outraged openly, because it was possible to refuse to clarify the question of whether the command was directly threatened to "send after the parcels with the help."

“They are more afraid to be at the front here than dismissals,” says Alexei. - More precisely, the dismissal is almost not afraid - now, on the contrary, we must try to break the contract with you. But send to the first line - they can well arrange. Now it is the most common threat and the most effective.

In other military towns, where the military unit is a "city -forming enterprise", the same thing happens.

- In the neighboring village of Novotsuruhaitui - the same requisitions. My sister and husband live in Borza - there the requisitions are even worse there: according to her estimates, all 15% take away. But who will be indignant?! Everyone is used to the fact that the commander is the king and God, - says Galina .

In April, the military from Transbaikalia complained that they were not paid for six months for participating in hostilities in Ukraine. A little earlier, volunteers from the same region announced their intention to arrange a rally, since they did not receive payments from the regional authorities, when soldiers from other regions received from 195 to 250 thousand rubles. In addition, after returning to the Trans -Baikal Territory, they were not sent to rehabilitation. As a result, none of them not only did not reach the rally, but did not even apply to the military prosecutor's office or the Investigative Committee.

"You will not write an application for a transfer to his - you will write about dismissal." Irkutsk region

In the Irkutsk region, it is required to give one -day earnings for a war in Ukraine to employees of municipal enterprises.

- In Vodokanal, such statements are distributed since the fall. I know from my sister that in the clinics of Irkutsk the same thing. The fact that the entire city hall is obligated to "take off his own", almost openly write, the officials themselves are chopped in the telegram channel of the "patriotic initiatives" of Irkutsk. Well, of course, they write that this is all exclusively voluntarily. Only now, my former colleague who works there, admitted that they approached everyone, they approached everyone: "You will not write an application for translation-you will write about dismissal." It is clear that there are all sorts, and voluntarily also suffered, but not 100%, agree? - says an employee of the municipal enterprise Sergey .

According to him, they did not put any restrictions on the amount of MUPs on the amount, but "nobody wrote less than 1000 rubles in the secret." In the city hall and medical institutions - they distributed forms with a "request" to transfer "one -day earnings", the interlocutors said.

The Favorite City Support Fund appeared in Irkutsk in March 2023 on the initiative of Mayor Ruslan Bolotov (United Russia party), chairman of the city of the city of Stanislav Goldfarb and Vice-Mayor Dmitry Ruzhnikov.

"2.3 - 6.2 thousand rubles." Khabarovsk Territory

In Khabarovsk, employees of municipal enterprises in the field of housing and communal services and medical institutions complained about “voluntarily compulsory fights”.

- In the fall, we were simply offered to write such statements. And now the leader from the city hall has come a letter "with an urgent recommendation to organize a fee from voluntary donations for military needs in the amount of daytime earnings to assist the Khabarovsk residents participating in the special operation." The statement of the statement was also sent, ”says an employee of one of the municipal unitary enterprises in the housing sector.

The letter, signed by the deputy mayor of Alexei Shevtsov, indicates the retention and transfer of money to the account of the "city organization of war veterans, the armed forces and law enforcement agencies."

- They even determined the amount for everyone: for example, the head of the department is “recommended” to transfer from 6 to 6.2 thousand rubles, the head of the department - from 4.4 to 4.6 thousand, junior experts - from 2.3 thousand. This is 10% of our salaries! This is almost as much as I cry for a communal apartment, ”the interlocutor of Siberia. Realia is indignant. - Try to refuse - the boss is sure that if he does not force everyone to "throw himself on his own", he will be fired. I don't know if it is real. But the fact that he will bring to the dismissal of those who do not listen to him is sure. Everything was signed with us in the end. Although wait in the smoking room - half condemns this war.

"You were covered with a new tax." Yakutia

Employees of the Modeling Enterprise "SGT Vostok", registered in the Yakut city of Neryungri, also announced illegal devices "for the needs of the military."

- It would seem, private office, what does she care about her?! But no - they announced to us at the end of April: they say, guys, we will calculate from salaries a thousand rubles from each watch, ”says the employee of the company Bato. - They say like treat this as another tax. The personal income tax is taken from you, now there will be a "tax on their own." Not only did this war have not rested anywhere, but also pay the money for it. How much the company itself has acquired on us - not to count. And how to pay tax is not the owner of the office, but again hard workers.

A month earlier, Siberia. Realities wrote about how employees of the Omsk State University named after Dostoevsky (OMSU) are forced to transfer part of the salary to help the Russian military. This was reported by the Siberia. Realities by an university employee on anonymity. The reception of the rector of the editorial office said that "this is a voluntary procedure."

This week, university employees issued applications forms in the name of the rector of the OMSU about the "voluntary transfer of funds" in the amount of one -day earnings to provide support to the participants in a special military operation. "

The document for the transfer indicates the details of the bank account of the city union of veterans.

“The voluntaryness of the event is very arbitrary, because when a colleague asked if it was possible not to take the form, the secretary promised a“ conversation ”(apparently with the rector?) Everyone who does not sign. Of course, they can cut out bonuses, they can prohibit working over the rates. It may not reach the dismissal, but who knows,” said Siberia Siberia. Realiy.

On the phone, the editorial office said that the collection of money for the military is an “exclusively voluntary procedure”, but they did not deny the fact of distributing special forms.

Meanwhile, as it turns out, not all heads of institutions are ready to obey the requirements of the authorities to conduct voluntary and compulsory fees. On May 22, the administration of the Mamsko-Chuy district of the Irkutsk region reported on its social networks that the head of the district "asked" local organizations to hand over two day earnings to "his own". However, the director of the Vitim school abandoned this "proposal":

“Not all institutions were treated with due understanding to the importance of this event in the real realities of our lives. The extreme bewilderment is caused by the position of the director of the MCOU“ Vitim Secondary school ”, the deputy of the district Duma E. Bulachevskaya, who, on the telephone call, to the mayor of the district, A.V., expressed a sharp negative judgment on the collection of funds to support her,” the post said.

“Teachers and so small salaries, and there is where to spend them,” said Elena Bulachev’s editions of Siberia. Realiy. In total, 758 thousand rubles were collected from state employees - for generators, thermal imager and quadrocopter.

Residents of Russian regions, especially employees of budgetary organizations, regularly complain about the forced collection of humanitarian aid to the military of the Russian army. As a rule, these fees are organized by local authorities. Including among large parents of schoolchildren or children with disabilities .