Moscow’s plan
The Moscow City Government has drafted a plan for sustainable economic development and social stability in Moscow in 2015 (document have RBC). It was discussed on February 3 meeting with Deputy Mayor Natalia Sergunina, told RBC businessman familiar with its results, and government official in Moscow.
In terms of paragraph 31, the measures relate to support the real sector, to ensure social stability, food security, fiscal policy, tax regulation and public procurement. Most of them did not contain specific measures to combat the crisis – are described in terms of areas that need to pay attention in 2015, and timing of specific proposals.
The project plan includes optimization of the number of civil servants (proposals must be prepared in may). By August, should be drafted metropolitan law that was first registered individual entrepreneurs operating in the industrial, social or scientific fields, will receive a tax holiday. Throughout the year, will go cost optimization: Moscow will abandon the procurement of goods and services increased comfort, “non-priority and urgent needs».
The representative of the department of economic policy and development of the city declined to comment on specific items the project prior to the submission of a “consolidated” plan. According to him, the next round of discussions will be held on Thursday, the department was instructed to finalize the document with proposals of federal and Moscow officials, and representatives of the business community. Proposals were made, in particular, from the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and “Support of Russia”, he said.
business plan
“We have proposed a moratorium on the increase in the tax burden, reducing the time issuance, develop and build the database production capacity of industrial enterprises”, – said RBC senior vice-president of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce, member of the Moscow City Duma Vladimir Platonov.
«Support of Russia” presented its proposals on anti-crisis plan metropolitan officials economic bloc, intends to offer an additional set of measures to support the business in Moscow, said the vice-president of the organization and the head of its Moscow branch Alexander Zharkov.
«We with the Moscow government provided the dialogue. We offer to share a common anti-crisis plan of Moscow into three parts. First priority measures should enter. This is the most simple thing for the business that will give a positive signal to Moscow business that the government understands and is ready to move towards their solution. The second part is to be connected with the legislative initiative to stimulate the further development of the business. The third part – the fight against administrative barriers, “- said RBC Zharkov.
Among the priority actions that are now necessary business call Zharkov solution of non-stationary trade objects. “We need to leave these facilities to the extent where it is now. Now it is about 8 thousand. Facilities. If they for some reason are not satisfied with the Moscow city government or residents or not claimed, then find them new places and move them, not to abolish. We propose to put new tents in the Central District as a pilot project, “- he said.
The second block – agricultural markets, which must be translated into capital construction this year. “It was possible to find common ground [with the government of Moscow]. It was decided to leave in 2015. 15 of the 20 markets. This is at least 7.5 thousand. Jobs “, – says Zharkov.
In addition, the business offers to postpone for three years the introduction of trading fees in Moscow. Another initiative – the revision of cadastral valuation of land and fixation of cadastral valuation of 2013. It was also proposed to include two members of the public complaints commission entrepreneurs Zharkov says: “We understand what the transparency of the procedure, and will be able to defend the rights of these sites».
There is also a proposal to extend for an indefinite basis Act 159-FZ of preferential privatization of municipal and state property and stop the city program for replacing signs. Business offers to introduce a moratorium of three years for the demolition of objects within the terms of the Moscow government, which concerns samostroya.
«All glaring objects samostroya already been demolished, the remaining owners of the objects left to the courts. I also suggested to consider options for the legalization of most of the objects with the compensation to the city for damages. We have agreed with the Government of Moscow, in a week’s time we will prepare their vision of this issue, “- says Zharkov.
His proposals were prepared on-site expert council at the capital’s business capital with the participation of the Ombudsman offices” Support “and CCI (there RBC). They overlap with the other version of the proposal. Employers expect that tax holidays are not only individual entrepreneurs, as it offers the mayoralty, but to all small businesses from a wider list of industries. Also expects business to a moratorium on all kinds of audits of small businesses, referring to the request of the President of Russia in December’s address to the Federal Assembly.
What happens in the end
The representative Natalia Sergunina did not comment on the outcome of the meeting on Tuesday, suggested that the official report on the anti-crisis plan. In it, in particular, states that at the meeting Sergunina “called the support of the real sector of the economy, ensuring the stability of the budget and tax system, as well as targeted support to the most vulnerable categories of Muscovites, food security of the capital,” “the main areas of the Moscow government in the current economic situation ».
A source in the Moscow government, familiar with its outcome, RBC said that it is impossible to say that all the proposals approved by the business – you need to analyze,” as proposed by various parties together measures combined or not combined; all offered their own solutions, which are now considered and evaluated ».
« There is a sense that officials are ready to take in the final version of the plan a number of our proposals – said one of the party meetings of entrepreneurs with officials in Moscow. – But they are unlikely to meet on the demolition of the stalls. It is also unlikely that Moscow will reduce the rental rate for urban real estate: at City Hall argue the probability of failure in that it will create an uneven playing field for tenants urban and commercial real estate ».
List of measures and proposals in the anti-crisis plan of the city of Moscow
Taxes and fees
- Cancel a reduced rate of income tax for the oil industry organizations, to be credited to the budget of the city of Moscow
- Move the entry into force of amendments to the Tax Code regarding the introduction of trading fees from July 1, 2015 January 1, 2017
- Extend the “tax holidays” for small businesses (not just IP), as well as to expand the list of areas of entrepreneurial activity for which will act “tax holidays»
control and supervisory activities
- Impose a moratorium on all kinds of inspections of SMEs except where noted. In the case of inspections to avoid any penalties against employers for the period of the moratorium, to confine recommendations to remedy violations
- Enter the required written notice to the local prosecutor’s office to justify such a check, indicating the names of inspection and direction of the test results to the prosecutor
Evaluation of the cadastral value of the land
- Conduct a mediation activities in the presence of differences in the determination of the cadastral value of the land
- Reassess properties in Moscow for 2014, excluding the results of its VAT
Trade
- Cancel the demolition of non-stationary trade objects
- Extend the noncompetitive contracts placement of kiosks for a period of 3-5 years
- Establish a moratorium on the actions of the authorities in the field, leading to a reduction in the existing network of non-stationary objects of trade in all its forms
Labor and Employment
- Increase funding for employment, social paid work, vocational training, advanced training
- Rentals, extend the lease, purchase real estate
- In carrying out pre-emptive rights of the premises owned by the city of Moscow, to increase the installment payment of ransom from 3 to 10 years
- Set the rent concessions for small businesses, regardless of the area and the destination of the leased premises in the city of Moscow
Support for entrepreneurship
- Compensate for the interest rate on credit agreements for SMEs in the procurement of equipment of Russian production (through import substitution program)
- Provide the ability to create favorable conditions for the acquisition of machinery and equipment leasing
- To provide for the provision of land and areas of benefits and differentiated rents for businesses bakery sector
Administrative regulation
- To amend the Code of Administrative Offences administrative responsibility for the unjustified refusal to accept the goods (works, services) and impose a fine officer and legal entities
Source: Business proposals to supplement the anti-crisis plan Moscow in 2015
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