In Russia, they are going to abandon paper receipts for utility bills

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10:40; 21 October 2025 year
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In the Russian Federation, paper receipts for utilities will be phased out. They will be replaced by electronic payment documents. They will be introduced throughout Russia. Citizens will receive them through GIS housing and communal services and Public Services, although banks are currently doing this.

The bill was prepared by the Ministry of Construction. It is noted that it was developed in accordance with the instructions of President Vladimir Putin. Representatives of the Criminal Code found the benefit in this decision. At the same time, they know that the level of digitalization is different everywhere, so the transition to electronic payments should take place in each region of the country individually. 

«The provision of payment documents in electronic form in this manner will be considered proper delivery of the payment document to the consumer, as well as its delivery in hard copy," the explanatory note says. href="https://iz.ru/1975804/natalia-bashlykova/upryamaya-cifra-na-ehlektronnye-platezhki-zhku-perejdut-po-vsej-rossii">Izvestia. 

The document also says that the procedure for submitting a payment document to GIS housing and communal services and Public Services systems will be established in subordinate regulatory legal acts. In particular, they will define the procedure for taking into account the will of consumers of housing and communal services and organizations of housing and communal services when switching to the delivery of electronic payment documents, the procedure for interaction between GIS operators of housing and Public Services, etc.

According to the Ministry of Construction, the bill is at the stage of public discussions. We will see it in the final version only after going through all the necessary procedures.