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Rosfinmonitoring calls for tougher cash control

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MOSCOW, March 13 (RIA Novosti) -Russia's Federal Service for Fiscal Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring) has proposed toughening control over cash transactions.

Viktor Zubkov, Rosfinmonitoring's head, told a banking conference: "We would like to gather all the information we can about cash transactions over 600,000 rubles ($22,875)."

Zubkov said a corresponding bill would soon be submitted to the government.

He added that it would be necessary to enhance the responsibility of banks in terms of anti-money laundering measures and to expand the rights of lending organizations to refuse unwanted customers.

The official reported a "sharp increase" in "shadow" financial transactions and the use of a large number of front companies with a view to evading tax and customs payments, money laundering and obtaining illegal compensation for the value-added tax.

Zubkov added that financial fraud had lately been switching from Moscow to the regions.

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