The government will try to withdraw from the state companies of dividends for 450 billion rubles. – RBC

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The government expects to receive from the state-owned companies up to 450 billion rubles. in the form of dividends and income on deposits, learned “Vedomosti”. Former dividend plan – 140 billion – are reconsidering because of severe budget situation

The Russian government has decided to mobilize revenue from state-owned companies and expects to receive from them about 450 billion rubles. in the form of dividends and income on deposits. This writes on Friday newspaper “Vedomosti”, with reference to the members of the government meetings. This information was confirmed by a senior official newspaper and a representative of the Ministry of Finance.

The reason for the mobilization, according to the source publication, is more severe than previously thought, the situation with the country’s budget. The Ministry of Finance of the newspaper explained that in order to meet the budget deficit to 3% of GDP, it is necessary to receive from the state-owned companies about 300 billion rubles. further -. in excess of 140 billion, accounted for in the budget law

According to the government decree signed on April 18 state-owned companies will have to send the payment of dividends in the last year at least 50% of the profits

. Finance Ministry spokesman told the newspaper that the exceptions for state-owned companies should not be. He added that the hard approach to dividends government pick up 440 billion rubles. However, according to the calculations of “Vedomosti”, even in this case, the government will be able to collect no more than 259 billion rubles.

The publication notes that some of the directives on dividends have already been signed. Thus, according to the directive, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, from “Rosneftegas” the state will receive 36 billion rubles. Dividends from “Gazprom” amount, or 67 billion by RAS, or 151 billion rubles. . IFRS

From the “Transneft” in the case of payment of 50% of the dividends the state can receive 55.9 billion rubles, of “Bashneft” -. 14.6 billion rubles from the “RusHydro” -. 10.5 billion rub. For these directives is no state companies, the newspaper said.