This was stated by the deputy of the regional assembly Ryabokon. He took the data from the Central Bank. The parliamentarian noted that if the trend continues, the issue of restrictions on the collection of overdue payments will be on the agenda.

Andrei Ryabokon, a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, based on the data of the Central Bank of Russia, said that the debt of St. Petersburg residents to microcredit organizations has increased by 37% over the past year and now amounts to at least 15.8 billion rubles.

He noted that if at the beginning of 2024 the number of such debtors was 1.02 million people, then by the beginning of this year they are already 1.35 million. Overdue payments according to data as of January 1, 2025 reached 5.4 billion rubles. The deputy noted that if the trend continues, a temporary moratorium on debt collection and other restrictive measures will have to be introduced.

Recently, Andrei Ryabokon proposed to prohibit banks to issue mortgages for the purchase of studio apartments with an area of less than 28 square meters.

At the same time, St. Petersburg residents already owe banks 1.2 trillion rubles in mortgages.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

Due to the growing number of accidents involving electric scooters in Russia in St. Petersburg, local authorities are dissatisfied with the compliance with the signed agreement by the kickshare operators. Last year, the number of accidents increased by 42.8%, and the share of accidents involving rented vehicles rose to 65.5%.

The Committee on Transport recorded violations related to the availability of electric scooter rentals to persons under 18 years of age. According to the contract, operators are obliged to make efforts to provide SIM to adult citizens and to comply with the rules of use, but this condition is not fulfilled.

It is also known that scooters are parked in prohibited areas: in the Central, Admiralteysky, Petrogradsky and Vasileostrovsky districts, near metro stations and crosswalks.

The operators' statements that they provide services only to adults do not correspond to the wording of the current agreement, writes St. Petersburg2.

Before next year's elections to the Zakobrazhnaya Assembly, candidates can use the topic of regulation of SIM use for their election campaigns, offering solutions to existing problems and, thanks to this, attracting the attention of voters.

Earlier it became known that over the weekend ten drivers of electric scooters were hospitalized in the city.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова