Preferential regimes, agreements on the protection and promotion of capital investments, the governor's startup and the Arctic Investor Day forum - Olga Kuznetsova, Deputy Governor of the Murmansk Region, spoke about regional and federal measures to stimulate investment activity in the region at an operational meeting.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that by 2030, the annual volume of investment in fixed assets in Russia should grow by at least 70%. To reach this level, it is necessary to systematically support investment projects of domestic business. A number of support measures are in place in the region, including preferential regimes, and awareness-raising events are being held, such as the Arctic Investor Day forum, which was first held on September 17 last year, "the Vice – Governor noted.
The forum was highly appreciated by colleagues from the Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic and received positive feedback from investors. It was decided to hold the event on a permanent basis. Already in April, the forum is planned to be held in Olenegorsk.
In addition to preferential treatment, the federal law on support and promotion of investment in the Russian Federation entered into force in 2020. To date, 20 such agreements have been concluded in the country, two of them in the Murmansk region.
"This is the project of "OLKON" company for the development of the Pechegubsky field and the project of "SZFK" company for the expansion of the "GOK Oleniy Ruchey" . The implementation of the projects will extend the life of the deposits, save and open new jobs. Under the agreements, companies are guaranteed to fix the current tax rates. The third agreement on the "Fedorova Tundra" project is being prepared for signing – " Olga Kuznetsova explained.
Four projects from the Murmansk Region were included in the list approved by the commission of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic for receiving an infrastructure subsidy totaling more than 8 billion rubles. With this money, investors plan to create energy and transport infrastructure facilities that will contribute to the socio-economic development of municipalities.
/ Ministry of Arctic Development and Economy of the Murmansk Region /