Russia's budget unexpectedly received 0.67 kopecks.

The meager sums confiscated in the 1990s were converted into state revenue.

Unexpected revenues to the Russian budget, which can without exaggeration be called the most meager, will occur in the near future, following a ruling by the Balashikha City Court. The state will receive 0.26 and 0.43 kopecks, respectively, from two lawsuits filed against local police departments!

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As MK has learned, the money in question concerns funds seized during the investigation of two criminal cases, both initiated back in 1992. In one case, the case did not result in a verdict, and a decision regarding the material evidence was never made. In the other case, a verdict was allegedly reached, but it was impossible to obtain one because the archives were lost, making it impossible to establish either the criminal case number or the full details of the accused. Since neither party reported the matter to the Balashikha police, their funds can be considered unclaimed due to the statute of limitations and be turned over to the state. Therefore, the Balashikha court upheld the law enforcement agencies' claim.

The question of the amount of the proceeds remains open. As is well known, the kopeck was considered the smallest monetary unit in the Russian Federation, so it's not entirely clear how 0.26 or 0.43 kopecks could have been confiscated from the suspects. One can only assume that this is the current equivalent of the amounts confiscated in 1992, which were significantly reduced by the ruble's denomination.