Champagne in the Krasnodar Territory, Pulkovo airport is testing a ticketless travel system: the main thing on May 31

Russia

• A bill on a complete ban on the sale of vaporizers was submitted to the State Duma. Its goal is to preserve the health of Russian citizens, as well as establish a total ban on the sale of liquids and devices for their administration that contain or do not contain nicotine.
• Russian authorities plan to use the voices of deceased citizens in the public interest and without the consent of their relatives. This provision has been included in the draft law “On the protection of voice”.

Finance

• In 2023, 167 thousand citizens, or 0.3% of all income tax payers, received income of more than 10 million rubles per year; These data were released by the Ministry of Finance. It was this group of workers that provided almost a fifth of all personal income tax revenue in 2023 – 1.2 trillion rubles. At the same time, the majority of personal income tax payers (82.1%) have an annual income of up to 1 million rubles before taxes.
• Sber raised the rate on its flagship deposit “Best%” to 18% per annum. The offer will be available until the end of June, the bank said.

Business

• The founder of Delimobil, Vincenzo Trani, has decided to withdraw his candidacy for the next board of directors. The company, under the leadership of the management team headed by CEO Elena Bekhtina, will continue to work on the implementation of the company’s strategy.
• Over the past year, almost 80% of companies increased wages. Salary offers increased the most for IT specialists, construction workers, personnel officers, marketing specialists and bank employees.
• Ready meal delivery via subscription “VkusMil” has launched a service for organizing corporate catering. The service offers an alternative to event catering, meals for employees on business trips and off-site sessions, and regular lunch delivery to the office.
• The Belaya Dacha farm has undertaken a wine project. In May 2024, the company planted 25 hectares of vineyards to produce sparkling wines in the future, RBC writes.

• Anna Isakova has been appointed deputy general director of Retail Rocket Group CIS. She previously headed the company’s customer service department.
• As part of the bankruptcy of Set Svyaznoy LLC, five luxury cars will be auctioned: three Audi 8Ls, as well as a Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic and a Ford Explorer. The most powerful car, which was driven by one of the network’s top managers, has 456 horsepower under the hood.
• Information about three patients with acute gastroenteritis appeared in the AIS “ORUIB”, after which inspectors went to the Burger King restaurant in Moscow. Rospotrebnadzor employees discovered dirt, garbage and improperly stored beer. In court, a representative of an American brand restaurant chain admitted his guilt.

Services and technologies

• Tinkoff has started importing software for its own ATM network. The company developed its own software on the Linux operating system and put the first devices into operation in Moscow.
• SDEK announced the restoration of the ability to track packages on the website. This functionality has not been available for several days.

• CDEK.Shopping also announced the resumption of work. The service reported that the ability to select, place, track and receive your orders has been restored.

Transport

• Wildberries has begun testing new electric delivery vehicles, the company said. A pilot project has been launched in Kazan: the first electric truck is already delivering orders from the logistics center to the collection point. The model of the Russian electric truck SOVA 35 takes part in the tests.

• Pulkovo Airport is testing “ticketless” travel to the central passenger terminal. Now drivers do not need to take a ticket at the entrance.