Agenda: Reduced-rate lending for tourism projects; supporting the upgrade of privately-owned heating systems in the Siberian and Far Eastern regions; updating the socioeconomic development programme for Crimea.
Mikhail Mishustin’s opening remarks
Marat Khusnullin’s report on updating the socioeconomic development programme for Crimea
Excerpts from the transcript:
Mikhail Mishustin: Good afternoon, colleagues,
Meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Marat Khusnullin at the briefing with deputy prime ministers
Meeting with deputy prime ministers on current issues
Today’s meeting will begin with a focus on supporting tourism.
Our President has said, in particular, that it is necessary to improve the quality of tourism-related infrastructure and strive for high standards of comfort, proceeding from the requirements of both young people and senior citizens.
To fulfil this task, the Government implements a set of measures, including the decision on reduced-rate lending for investment projects under the related relevant project. These resources are used not only to build or overhaul modern hotels, inns, and entertainment parks but also to develop mountain ski resorts. Last year, we allocated 27 billion roubles for these purposes.
In addition, we provided another 1.2 billion roubles in compensation for concessional commitments to create tourism facilities in the regions.
We will continue to do everything necessary to increase this industry’s attractiveness for business people, so that attractive holiday destinations and interesting tourist routes spring up all over the country. The range of services on offer should be extended to embrace travellers and tourists in all age groups, with particular comforts to be created for families with children. People must have the opportunity to enjoy Russia’s unique nature, engage in winter sports, or spend their holidays by the seaside.
Another decision that concerns people in the Siberian and Far Eastern regions, particularly those living in remote areas, is as follows.
The President has instructed us to support these people and help them purchase and install advanced, energy-efficient and environmentally safe Russian-made heating systems. The federal budget will allocate 16.5 billion roubles for these purposes over the next three years.
The President stressed in this context that aid should primarily be provided to those most in need of assistance. To this end, the Government has approved rules for subsidising regions in Siberia and the Far East as part of co-funding arrangements. A subsidy distribution mechanism has been devised as well.
It goes without saying that persons with disabilities, families with many children, veterans and disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War and combat operations, as well as participants in the special military operation, will be the first to receive these allocations.
Mr Khusnullin, the necessary regulatory framework has been created. Please see to it that the proceedings conform to the schedule. Their prompt and high-quality implementation is crucial for people’s comfortable and safe living in their homes.
Now, let us move on to a different subject.
Today, we will discuss what is being done to improve the infrastructure in Crimea and Sevastopol.
Under the President’s instruction, the state programme on the socio-economic development of these regions has been extended for another three years – until 2030.
This document has now been amended by a Government resolution with respect to certain parameters, including the requirements of the Spatial Development Strategy.
The work to improve the social, transport and other infrastructure on the peninsula is ongoing. Given the programme’s extension, more than 8,000 jobs will be created in educational establishments and over a 1,000 in healthcare. Tens of kilometres of gas and water supply networks will be built, and the roads will be extended. The plans include major repairs to cultural heritage sites. Making these regions attractive for investment is part of our efforts to create a favourable business environment, including in the free economic zone, whose residents will be offered soft loans. We expect this decision to enable us to create more than 8,000 new jobs.
In general, we plan to spend about 93 billion roubles this year to implement the state programme.
Mr Khusnullin, you supervise this area. Please tell us in greater detail how you intend to organise this work.
Marat Khusnullin at the briefing with deputy prime ministers
Marat Khusnullin: Mr Mishustin, the state programme for the socio-economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol, launched on the President’s instruction, has become one of the key drivers of the region’s development.
The programme has been under implementation for 11 years. Over this period, more than 750 facilities and initiatives have been completed, including 55 facilities in 2025 alone. All of them help create comfortable living conditions for local residents as well as for visitors from across Russia.
All target indicators of the programme for 2025 have been met. Budget execution remains consistently high, reaching 99.8percent by year-end.
Extending the programme through 2030 is an important step to complete ongoing projects and launch new ones. Over the past 11 years, significant projects for the residents of Crimea and Sevastopol have been implemented, including measures to develop the region’s tourism potential and create a favourable investment climate.
As a result of the programme, tourist flows to the Crimean Peninsula continue to grow. Despite the challenging situation, 7.4 million people visited Crimea in 2025, which is 1.1 million more than in 2024.
Large-scale road construction is underway. In addition to the Crimean Bridge and the peninsula’s main artery, the Tavrida Motorway, a road to Yevpatoria, the Donskoye-Perevalnoye road, and an access road to the railway station in Kerch have been built. Work is continuing on the construction and expansion of Tavrida Motorway exits to the coast and on upgrading the local street and road network.
I would also like to note that Crimea and Sevastopol are posting strong results under the new national project Infrastructure for Life. According to preliminary estimates, the plan for 2025 has been fulfilled. Approximately 2 million square metres of asphalt have been laid. Given the current pace, the target indicator for 2030 will be achieved: 60 percent of the regional road network in both regions will be brought up to standard.
Last year, Crimea and Sevastopol maintained high rates of housing construction. In Sevastopol, 346,000 square metres of housing were completed, on par with the previous year. In the Republic of Crimea, nearly 1.5 million square metres were built, or almost 18 percent more than in 2024. Favourable pre-requisites have been created for maintaining high housing construction rates going forward.
We are also implementing large-scale work to modernise wastewater treatment facilities along the coast. We are launching a programme to rebuild jetties, wave-breakers and beaches.
The state programme is intended to attract and stimulate not only budgetary funding, but also extra-budgetary resources.
The President instructed that at least 1 trillion roubles in extra-budgetary investment be attracted to the peninsula’s economy by 2026. This work is progressing ahead of schedule. According to official statistics, 995 billion roubles were attracted as of the end of the third quarter of 2025. This allows us to state with confidence that the target will be met by year-end.
Total programme funding for 2026–2030 is 517 billion roubles. Of this, 308 billion roubles are provided for in the federal budget law for the current three-year period. These funds are allocated for specific projects and facilities.
When extending the programme, priority was given to key infrastructure projects with full funding secured. These include Tavrida Motorway exits to resort cities on the southern coast of Crimea, the development of wastewater treatment facilities, and the Tavrida art cluster. There are plans to complete over 200 facilities by 2030.
I would like to thank the President for his support, constant attention and the decision to extend the state programme. Mr Mishustin, thank you as well for your continued focus on the peninsula’s development, and thanks to the regional heads for their systemic work. This enables us to act effectively, maintain the necessary pace, and move confidently towards our main goal – improving people’s quality of life.
Mikhail Mishustin: Thank you, Mr Khusnullin. I would like to ask you to monitor this issue to ensure that the allocated funds are disbursed in a timely manner.
