In 2020, the number of cases of bankruptcy of citizens increased by 50%
During the pandemic in 2020, the amount of bankruptcy cases of citizens increased from 50.7 thousand to 74.6 thousand. This was announced on Tuesday by the chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev, speaking with a report at a meeting of judges. The event took place online, President Vladimir Putin joined the video conference. “Given the demand for this procedure, from the first of September 2020, extrajudicial bankruptcy of citizens is provided,” Lebedev said.