To date, the total number of TOP and AZRF has 214 residents. Andrey Chibis, the Governor of the Murmansk Region, told about this during the operational meeting.
"As of the end of the first half of 2023, residents of the Russian Arctic and the TOP have collectively invested more than 190 billion rubles in the implementation of projects, which is half of the planned investments and created almost 5 thousand jobs. 24 projects have been fully put into operation. And the total amount of investments to be invested in the economy of the region by residents already exceeds 384 billion rubles. The number of jobs planned to be created exceeds 11.5 thousand. This year, it is planned to complete projects to create a factory for the slaughter and processing of Atlantic salmon with a production capacity of up to 165 tons of finished products per day. A marine LNG transshipment complex will open in Ura Guba. It is also planned to install a multifunctional complex of roadside service in the village of Lovozero, which was requested by residents," the governor said.
Olga Kuznetsova, Deputy Governor of the Murmansk Region, reported in more detail on the implementation of projects of residents of the TOP and the Russian Arctic and the work of preferential regimes.
"The main task of the TOP and AZRF prefremes is to assist in the implementation of projects at the expense of state support in the form of tax benefits and preferences. One of these preferences is compensation from the federal budget for 75% of calculated insurance premiums for employees employed in newly created jobs within the framework of the project. As of June 2023, 22 residents have used this form of support. The amount of compensation for the entire period of project implementation amounted to 205 million rubles," Olga Kuznetsova stressed.
Resident projects are mainly focused on the domestic market, more than half of the residents of the Russian Arctic and the TOP are working on the design, construction and purchase of equipment.
Another very popular measure of support is the receipt of land plots for the implementation of projects without bidding. As of the 1st half of 2023, the Regional Ministry of Property Relations concluded 264 land lease agreements with residents of the TOP and the Russian Arctic. The total area of land plots leased for the implementation of projects exceeds 9.5 million square meters.
"Every third project is implemented in the tourism sector. This is quite understandable, because the tourist flow to the Murmansk region continues to grow. In 2022, it exceeded the indicator of 2021 by 11% and amounted to about 540 thousand people. Over 4 years, more than 1.8 million people have entered the Murmansk Region, and tourism revenues have exceeded 9.3 billion rubles," the Vice-governor added.
The geography of project implementation has already spread to all the main municipalities of the region. Projects are being implemented even on the territory of BUT Severomorsk and BUT Vidyaevo.
Among the implemented projects are the center for the construction of large-tonnage offshore structures of Novatek-Murmansk, the production site of Renaissance Arctic, on the basis of which the assembly of metal structures for LNG plants was carried out, the panoramic restaurant "Plateau", the fish processing plant "Tersky Bereg", the multifunctional Atlas roadside service complex on the Murmansk-Pechenga highway and others.
This year, residents of the Russian Arctic have commissioned a number of interesting, bright tourist facilities, such as the Titovka River Park country hotel of the Studenyi Bereg company, the Izovela sanatorium in Apatity, the 3-star Sokroma Hyperborea Hotel in Kirovsk, the Dzhani Restaurant Restaurant in Monchegorsk and many others.
The following projects are at a high stage and are already close to completion - the creation of the Lavna Coal Transshipment Complex, implemented by the TOP resident company MTP Lavna. The overall readiness of the project is 68%. Also, in accordance with the approved schedule, the implementation of the Kovdorsky GOK development project continues. The project has already created 113 jobs.
The Russian Salmon company has completed the implementation of one of the two announced projects - the creation of a factory for the slaughter and processing of Atlantic salmon. The maximum production capacity of the line will be 165 tons of finished products per day.
The transport and logistics sector occupies a significant part of the region's economy. In this regard, we provide maximum support to projects in this industry.
By the end of this year, the official commissioning of the Vitino seaport, intended for transshipment of petroleum products, is expected. Also this year, the Arctic Transshipment Company, a subsidiary of PJSC NOVATEK, plans to fully complete the implementation of a project to create a marine LNG transshipment complex in the Urals of the Murmansk Region.
At the end of 2023, we expect the opening of a landmark facility in Lovozero, which the villagers have been asking for for so long, a multifunctional complex of roadside service Atlas-Lovozero. This will be the second project to be implemented by the Ivekta Group of companies in the region.
"I would like to note that despite all the difficulties our business is currently facing, the implementation of projects continues and the number of residents does not cease to grow. A considerable merit of this is the effective work of our support institutions "KRDV Murmansk" and "Murmansk Region Development Corporation", ready to help the investor in any even the most difficult situation," Olga Kuznetsova concluded.
/ Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region /