The head of the RSPP estimated at 40 billion rubles. business costs due to the new list of pollutants

President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin said that domestic industrial enterprises will need to spend almost 40 billion rubles. to install new emission control systems due to the proposed expansion of the list of pollutants by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Mr. Shokhin reported this in a letter to Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. A copy of the letter is available RBCthe content was confirmed by a source in one of the companies preparing the appeal.

This is about offer Ministry of Natural Resources to expand the list of pollutants from 566 to 655.

The head of the RSPP notes that the expansion of the list creates excessive administrative problems for the industry and worsens the already difficult situation of industrial companies in the real sector. He proposed to assess the risks of the initiative at a joint meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Energy and the business community. Based on the results of the event, a report should be sent to the government, Mr. Shokhin suggests.

The press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources told the publication that an increase in the list is necessary for a more complete accounting of emissions from enterprises, an objective assessment of their negative impact on the air and increased environmental control. The Ministry of Industry and Trade will consider Mr. Shokhin’s appeals in the prescribed manner, the press service said.

Erdni Kagaltynov