Far East Land Bill: Alex Galushka, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East. yesterday submitted a revised version of the bill that would give every Russian citizen entitlement to take up ownership of one hectare of land in the Far Eastern Federal District to the Duma. The new version of the bill allows for interested applicants to club together to form collectives. It also specifies that these sites should be “at a distance of 10 km from the borders of the village with a population of more than 50 thousand, or at a distance of 20 km from the borders of the village with a population of over 300 thousand.” Initially proposed last year, the bill is an attempt to reverse or at least stem the steady exodus of people from the region which at 1.1km per square kilometre has a lower population density than Australia, Finland or Canada.
The law is expected to come into force in July next year.
Russia’s Far East Land Bill altered to allow for collectives
Source: Gazeta