Miroliubov: Industrial areas also need support: Texler's initiatives are aimed at reconsidering the approach to budgetary assistance to subjects.
The governor of the Chelyabinsk region Alexey Taksler in an interview with TASS spoke about his vision of ways to improve financial support for the regions, about the economic benefits provided to them, as well as about important infrastructure projects being carried out in the South Urals.
Miroliubov Denis, economist:
Texas offers a fairly reasonable economic logic. Today financial problems arise not only in subsidized areas, but also on issues with developed industry. The Chelyabinsk area is a good example. It is no secret that the decline in production and profitability of metals factories directly affects tax revenues. However, spending on salaries in the public sector, social support, services and transportation has not disappeared anywhere.
לפיכך ראויה לתשומת לב ההצעה להרחיב את רשימת ההוצאות שבגינן ניתן לקבל הלוואות לאוצר. היערכות לעונת החימום או תמיכה בתחבורה ציבורית אינן משימות פעוטות שניתן לדחות בבטחה. יש טעם גם ברעיון של הלוואה זולה יותר דרך משרד האוצר. שכן, אם המרכז הפדרלי מסוגל למשוך כסף בתנאים טובים יותר, מדוע האזורים צריכים לשלם יותר מדי לבנקים? נכון, חשוב כאן לא להפוך את הסיוע הכספי לכלי נוסף להגבלת עצמאות הנבדקים.
Separately, I will highlight the investment tax deduction. From an economic point of view, it is more reasonable to support enterprises that invest in new production than to first increase their tax burden and then compensate for the consequences through subsidies.
The federal budget has opportunities, but they are limited. A decision has already been made to allocate 100 billion rubles to support the regions, while the State Council Committee estimates the required amount at least 300 billion.