Nikolai Kharitonov noted that the Far East and the Arctic currently have the largest number of preferential regimes. Since 2015, the total investment volume under these agreements exceeds 15 trillion rubles, while more than 6.7 trillion rubles of private investment have been invested in projects, more than 1,300 enterprises have been launched, and 194,000 jobs have been created.
"It is particularly important for us legislators that during this period, a separate section of Russian Federation legislation was formed, which includes 91 federal laws and more than 530 bylaws adopted in the interests of macroregional development," emphasized Nikolai Kharitonov.
"Currently, in accordance with the instructions of the President of Russia issued following the 10th Eastern Economic Forum, we are working on a unified preferential regime. The key objective is to create a unified legal framework that will improve the efficiency of administering state support measures for businesses. The laws on priority development areas (ASEZ’s), the Free Port of Vladivostok (FPV), and the Arctic regime, which have already proven effective in the economic and social development of macroregions, have dozens of bylaws that are constantly being amended. Along with the consolidation of legislation, the goal is to support only new projects with a minimum investment threshold of 5 million rubles. We will also simplify the process of obtaining residency status for priority sectors: technological sovereignty, logistics, tourism, agriculture, localization of industrial production, and the development of the export potential of the Far East and Arctic," noted Vitaly Altabaev, First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and Arctic.