Argumenty Nedeli note that he state has spent 7500 rubles, taken from the pocket of each Russian citizen, in order to provide a ‘pointless’ financial aid for VTB.
This article looks at how in the beginning of the crisis in 2008 – 2009, VTB has received 600 billion rubles of state aid – this was more than any other bank has received. In September of 2009 VTB has received additional contribution into its nominal capital for a sum of 180 billion rubles from the state budget.
Argumenti Nedeli stresses that because of these kind and groundless ‘presents’ from the state, the group of people managing VTB has once again decided to ask for 295 billion rubles to rescue Bank of Moscow. With the backing of the Minister of Finance this sum was taken away from Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA).
The newspaper concludes that Kostin and Kudrin have fully emptied the state savings which were intended for indemnification of losses of the depositors of troubled banks.Аргументы недели
На бессмысленную поддержку банка ВТБ государство потратило 7,5 тыс. руб. из кармана каждого гражданина страны