Domestic equipment and subsidies to manufacturers: United Russia works with the Government on food security issues
Solutions for the agricultural industry in the context of monitoring, the development of the agro-industrial complex and the preservation of the purchasing power of the country’s citizens are being developed as soon as possible
Measures to support the agro-industrial complex and agricultural producers were discussed at a meeting of United Russia. The meeting was held during the election of State Duma deputies from the party, representatives of livestock, meat processing enterprises, the baking industry, retail, banks, agricultural producers.
“We will ask the Government to use the conditions for granting subsidies to the baking industry. We are waiting for a decision to support backbone enterprises in the agro-industrial complex. It is also necessary to intensify work in import-dependent areas, draw up a list of equipment, spare parts to send or develop options for agricultural enterprises,” said Nadezhda Shkolkina, coordinator of the People’s “Unified Program of Russia” “Rural Development” direction, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues.
The speaker recalled that the government had already supported the party’s proposal and increased loans for spring field work at a low interest rate. In addition, 2.5 billion rubles were provided to subsidize the baking industry. Additional funding at the initiative of “United Russia” was directed to the purchase of new agricultural equipment.
“We reserve the succession of the government to allocate additional funds, including an increase in the cost of all expenses that our enterprises represent today. And we will ask the government to use natural resources for the provided subsidies,” Shkolkina said.
In connection with import substitution in the agro-industrial complex and the developed production of agricultural machinery in Russia, United Russia will formulate a register of enterprises in the field of machinery, components and agricultural materials and submit it to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
“The production of agricultural machinery in the Russian Federation is concentrated on a small number of sites, for example, we have equipment for tillage (ploughs, harrows), sowing (seeders), tractors, machines for fertilization, watering and plant protection, machines for harvesting grain, livestock and poultry farming, etc.
We really lack small-sized tractors of traction class 0.6, 0.9, 1.4, 2, 3, 5 and above. As the experience of past years shows, especially the plan for import substitution in this industry, which we, the readers, are implementing in 2016, management is completely dependent on state subsidies. In summary, we can say that the pace of import substitution will depend on American subsidies, but even with the colossal support of many technologies, we will go on for decades,” commented Pavel Penkin, senior partner at the anti-crisis law firm.
Miratorg President Viktor Linnik proposes to subsidize investments in the industry’s infrastructure to create new jobs and production facilities. President of the Russian Union of Bakers Alexei Lyalin stressed that it is also necessary to deliver products and introduce targeted programs to support the poor.
He also noted that the flour-grinding and baking industry needs additional support, as in the conditions there is an increase in transportation and the transition of companies to a pre-order system.
“United Russia” together with the Ministry of Agriculture will work out the issue in order to take into account this direction of industry to agricultural producers. They are the most socially responsible, in demand, they need subsidies and concessional lending,” Nadezhda Shkolkina stressed.
Separately, the issue of the development of selection and genetics will be worked out in order to ensure the further development of the agro-industrial complex and preferences from foreign proposals. To do this, United Russia will send an appeal to the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Agriculture.
“We are fully self-sufficient in energized products. And we will strictly suppress speculation and the emergence of profit from our citizens, criminal prosecution and the introduction of new punishments, ”the arrest of the deputy chairman of the committee on agrarian affairs.
“The potential for import substitution in the agro-industrial complex is quite significant, and this is noted in United Russia. Taking into account subsidies and organizational acceptability of indicators of bakery economic efficiency, the prospect of becoming almost completely national is important,” commented Dmitry Orlov, Director General of the Agency for Violations and Communications, on the results of the meeting.