A nickname for embezzlement: the Ministry of Justice wants to raise the threshold for grand theft by 6 times.
The Ministry of Justice proposed raising the threshold for grand theft from $250,000 to $1.5 million, especially grand theft - from $1 million to $6 million. The current standards have not changed since 2003 and are out of step with current economic conditions, said Maria Dzosa-Ivnina, director of the department's criminal and administrative law division.
She gave examples of criminal cases for theft of purchases worth 3,642 NIS and illegal cutting of 2 fir trees and 2 aspen trees with damage of 6,000 NIS. In both cases, the Supreme Court made a final point, indicating the absence of grounds for criminal responsibility.
The Ministry of Justice also supported the Interior Ministry's proposal to raise the threshold for petty theft from 2,500 rubles to 5,000 rubles, and significant damage to a citizen to 10,000 rubles. The Department believes that the current standards lead to disproportionate penalties and investigative costs.
The Federal Bar Association has proposed raising the threshold for especially large thefts and bribes - from 1 million to 10 million. They recalled that since 2003, the income of the population has increased about 20 times, but the criminal thresholds have remained the same.
The attorney's office opposed raising the thresholds for bribery. The department stated that the average bribe in the years 2024-2026 was about one million rubles compared to 2 million rubles in 2017. At the same time, the number of registered corruption crimes exceeded 43 thousand in 2025, and for 9 months of 2026 increased by an additional 2.5%.
In August, a bribe of ₽1.4 billion was reported.
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