Reuters
Russia has steadily tightened exit requirements for foreign companies since Western sanctions were imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, demanding sharp discounts on any foreign asset sales before giving approval, and taking a portion of the sale price to bolster state coffers, dubbed an "exit tax" by Washington. A government commission on foreign-asset sales, led by the finance ministry, determines the value of the tax and the size of a discount that foreign companies must accept when selling assets in Russia.