The Federation Council proposed a moratorium on the growth of rent for businesses due to sanctions

The Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy proposed a moratorium on increasing the cost of rent for Russian businesses against the backdrop of sanctions. We are talking about land and offices in state ownership, transmits TASS with reference to a letter from the head of the committee, Andrei Kutepov, addressed to the head of the Ministry of Economics, Maxim Reshetnikov.

“As part of the work to improve the business climate and increase activity in the segment of small and medium-sized businesses [предлагается] introduction of a moratorium on increasing rents for the use of land plots and non-residential facilities that are in federal, regional and municipal ownership,” the document says.

According to the senator, many subjects SME Due to sanctions pressure, the cost of purchasing raw materials and components has increased, which has led to a reduction in profits and a reduction in the base for business development. An increase in rent, especially if it occurs on the size of the inflation rate, has an additional negative impact, Kutepov noted. When renting state property based on the results of tenders, if an annual increase in fees is provided, this condition is mandatory, he stressed, so its cancellation is impossible even by agreement of the parties.

As Vedomosti wrote earlier, in early March, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet leadership of the organization “Business Russia”. Communication with business will take place in the Kremlin: the head of state can discuss with entrepreneurs, including issues related to overcoming sanctions pressure and support measures. After the meeting with Delovaya Rossiya, Putin is expected to meet with another large association of entrepreneurs, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. His participation is expected at the congress of the organization on March 16.

Earlier in his address to the Federal Assembly, Putin declaredthat the government has an understanding of what structural problems need to be addressed in logistics, technology, finance, personnel, the president added. This year, he said, a significant increase in domestic demand is expected. Russian companies will take advantage of this opportunity to increase the output of the most sought-after products and fill the niches that have become vacant after the departure of Western companies.