Single-purpose card "pick up" 50% of the money in the clearing

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev instructed to expedite the introduction of a unified universal card, designed in the future to replace the passport, bank card, insurance policies and a number of other documents required to nationals in their lifetime. The introduction of such cards will begin from January 1 next year. According to the forecast aide Arkady Dvorkovich, in the next five years, this card will be able to transfer more than half of financial transactions in baznalichnuyu form: "More than 50% will go fast in clearing" - he said. Estimated cost of the project by issuing a universal card every Russian of 150-170 billion rubles., Of which 40 billion rubles. will be sent directly to the manufacture of cards. It is estimated that one card will cost 265 rubles. - Said Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina.