The Fund for the Development of Economics and Direct Investments of the Chukotka Autonomous Region took part in the meeting of the Round Table of the Budget Committee of the Chukotka Autonomous Region on the topic "Crisis or New Opportunities - Challenges for Entrepreneurs of Chukotka".
Participants of the Round Table were deputies of the district Duma, heads of the profile departments of the Chukotka Autonomous Region, heads of Banks, employees of the Federal Tax Service, as well as a large number of businessmen of the district capital and Anadyr municipal district.
At the event, the main attention was paid to the analysis of the state of affairs of the entrepreneurial sphere following the results of 2015 in the Chukotka Autonomous Region. Questions were considered about the special zones of economic development created in the region for entrepreneurs, problems and prospects for the development of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as the results of the activities of public authorities to improve the investment climate in the Chukotka Autonomous Region.
Opening the round table, the chairman of the Duma, Galina Stepanova, noted that in the face of the difficult economic and political situation, the state authorities, within their authority, are called upon to help the business community solve problems of tax legislation, finance, reduce administrative barriers, and create favorable conditions to expand the circle of entrepreneurs of Chukotka.
With the first report, Head of the Department of Finance, Economy and Property Relations of the Chukotka Autonomous Region Alesya Kalinova. The main issue she praised in the report was the “National Rating of the Investment Climate of the Regions”, as a joint project of leading business associations and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, aimed at forming an objective comprehensive assessment of the activities of the authorities to improve the business climate in the regions.
Andrei Mingazov, First Deputy Head of the Department of Industrial and Agricultural Policy of the Chukotka Autonomous Region, commented on the improvement of the investment climate in the district in terms of reducing the time for obtaining a building permit.
– An exhaustive list of procedures has been developed for all local governments in obtaining a building permit, beyond which they are not entitled. Having implemented these practices in the district in 2015, the period of passage of all necessary procedures for obtaining a building permit has been reduced from 219 days to 167 days. This is one of the best indicators for the country. This period is the maximum possible and in real conditions can be even shorter.
The main message of the report of the Chukotka Development Fund is the growth of economic activity of business representatives in the advanced development area “Beringovsky”, the prospects for its filling, the possibility of participation in the TOP, the possibility of applying mechanisms for attracting preferential financing by the region’s business projects with the participation of the SME Development Corporation JSC.
Successfully interact with potential residents of the TOR “Beringovsky”, advising, supporting the preparation of applications and business plans for submission to the Corporation. To date, 2 residents have already been registered, 7 more applications are under consideration and finalization. The total volume of investments in the implementation of the announced projects will be more than 7 billion rubles. The volume of jobs planned to create will be more than 500 people – Olga Plotnikova commented.
In addition, the participants touched upon the issues of successful support of entrepreneurship in 2015 at the expense of the regional and federal budgets. Support was provided to 60 applicants for a total of 46 million rubles, of which 41 million rubles, or 88% of the funds of the district budget. The volume of provided support and the number of beneficiaries are twice as high as in 2014 – 24 million rubles and 27 recipients.
Among the projects of young entrepreneurs there were: a leisure center for learning English and a micro-pig farm in Anadyr, a children’s entertainment complex in Provideniya, a cafe in the village Lavrenty, a sandy farm in Lorino, bus transportation through the Chukotsky Region, as well as a mini workshop for the production of fur products in the village Keperweim and others.
A report on the work of a single registration center in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the benefits of filing documents for state registration in electronic form was made by a member of the Federal Tax Service.
Executives and specialists of the Banks operating in the district presented information on fresh loan products, and also talked about the state of affairs in the banking sector.
At the end of the meeting, the Chairman of the Duma of the Chukotka Autonomous Region Valentina Rudchenko congratulated entrepreneurs on the coming holiday “The Day of the Entrepreneur” and presented diplomas and gifts to honored business people.
Fund7, 20.05.2016