The Russian economy does not receive money from staying in Russia for Chinese tourists

According to Rostourism, from the beginning of 2016 in the framework of visa-free exchanges, the number of tourists from China increased by 50% compared to the same period in 2015.

Visited Russia a group of Chinese tourists on the channel a visa-free group travel that allows entry to Russia of up to 50 people. In 2016, this opportunity was used by more than 760 thousand inhabitants of China.

St. Petersburg is one of the most visited cities by Chinese tourists. It would seem that the city budget must be replenished in proportion to the number of incoming tourists. As it turned out it is not so. The travel market there is a scheme netting using web wallets, and the system of offsets by which the proceeds of the stay of the people of China in Russia ends up in the pockets of the guides and travel agencies that deal with the placement and maintenance of Chinese travelers.

Payment for the entire tour and the flight is much below the market value of this tour. "Then the money paying off in Russia with the help of Chinese tour guides and local guides who take the tourists to shops where the goods are to be paid in cash at inflated several times the price", – said the representative of the Association "World without borders" Alexander Agapov.

He noted that on average Chinese people spend on a trip to Russia fifteen hundred dollars, buying gold, amber and products of European brands. According to the representative of the organization, about 30% of the profits they receive Chinese tour guides and organizers of the fraudulent scheme "through a complex system of offsets with the use of web wallets".

The daily turnover of major gift points in St. Petersburg, belonging to the Chinese, may exceed 20 million rubles. Thus in the official reports the numbers appear in several thousand, and in Smolny know that the stores are not running out of cash receipts.

While jewelry stores where purchased by tourists, usually owned by Chinese companies. "As a result of the Russian economy displays at least about half a billion dollars, – said Agapov. Are purchases that are not declared, and direct damage to the legitimate tour companies, hotel business and retail trade."

Most of the shadow diagrams is implemented in Moscow and St.-Petersburg, and also in Irkutsk and the far East.

According to our agents to the law enforcement agencies that are engaged in audits to identify illegal schemes business, which is detrimental to the economy of Russia, the Chinese company belong to one criminal authority of Chinese descent, nicknamed "Gigue".The nickname likely comes from the Chinese surname and the name. In the interests of law enforcement such information is not disclosed. He is involved in many criminal cases, but also takes on the responsibility.

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