Agenda: budget allocations to fund priority civil aviation projects, additional funding for low-cost mortgage programmes, and measures to support businesses in Russia’s border regions.
Government meeting
Government meeting
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Mikhail Mishustin’s opening remarks
Good afternoon, colleagues.
Before we turn to today’s agenda, I will briefly touch on several decisions aimed at ensuring the stable operation of civil aviation and strengthening connectivity across our vast country.
The President has set the task of creating proper conditions for increasing air passenger traffic while enhancing flight safety and comfort. The Government is implementing comprehensive support measures for this strategically important sector, making it possible to carry out plans to upgrade airport and airfield infrastructure. Earlier this month, construction of a new terminal in Magnitogorsk began. In the near future, modern airport complexes in Barnaul, Orenburg, and Pskov will welcome their first passengers as well.
As a result, flight networks will expand not only in Russia but will include international destinations as well. At the same time, regions with remote and hard-to-reach areas continue to experience high demand for helicopters that are needed for transport services, emergency medical help, and search-and-rescue operations.
Accordingly, an additional order has been placed for the production of 72 all-purpose Mi-8 helicopters to the tune of nearly 50 billion roubles. The first deliveries to Russian airlines will begin later this year.
We will also allocate over 550 million roubles to support other priority projects in the civil aviation sector. The funding will be used to expand specialised digital platforms and services, including expanding the capabilities of the information system used to certify standard aircraft designs, which will help reduce the time required to complete certification procedures for new aircraft, including unmanned aerial systems.
The Government will continue taking all necessary steps to make air travel more accessible throughout the country.
Now, let’s turn to today’s agenda.
First, I would like to address measures to help people buy houses and flats. Acting on the President’s instructions, a range of programmes has been introduced to this end. The Family Mortgage Programme is the most important and widely used one. Other popular programmes include the Rural Mortgage Programme, the Far Eastern and Arctic Mortgage Programme, and the mortgage programme for employees of ITcompanies. Three years ago, a dedicated mortgage mechanism was launched for residents of the new regions.
These measures helped build millions of square metres of housing, and thousands of families moved into new homes.
The federal budget for this year sets aside 5 billion roubles to subsidise mortgage interest rates, as well as property, life and health insurance for borrowers in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Zaporozhye Region, and the Kherson Region. The programme also covers residents of the border regions of Belgorod and Kursk.
We will double this amount for several thousand more families to benefit from the programme this year.
Mr Khusnullin, you oversee projects in the new and border regions. It is imperative that this additional funding be provided as seamlessly as possible, without delay, including on the part of the banks or insurance companies. This is of critical importance for the people planning to build or purchase homes in these areas.
The next item also concerns support for Russia’s border regions.
The President has emphasised that these constituent entities need special attention, and that conditions must be created to promote economic activities there.
The Government is addressing these tasks in comprehensive ways. Earlier this year, over 1.4 billion roubles were allocated to support businesses and individual entrepreneurs facing difficult circumstances. The funding is intended to compensate wage costs, preserve production, and retain skilled employees.
Today we will allocate an additional 1.5 billion roubles to the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions for these purposes. The funding will enable companies to cut the costs associated with temporary employee downtime while supporting businesses that create jobs and continue providing local communities with goods and essential services.
I ask the Ministry of Labour to ensure that these resources are transferred to the regions as quickly as possible so that the companies receive the necessary funding in timely manner.
