The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation proposed to increase the thresholds for large and especially large thefts for the first time in 23 years - from 250,000 to 1.5 million rubles and from 1 million to 6 million rubles, respectively.
The director of the Department of Criminal and Administrative Legislation at the Ministry of Justice, Jos-Ivanina, said at a round table in the Federation Council that the current criteria have not been revised for more than 20 years and do not correspond to current economic conditions.
She also supported the Interior Ministry's initiative to raise the threshold for petty theft from 2,500 to 5,000 rubles, and for significant damage caused to a citizen to 10,000 rubles.