The media called the key points of the Russian leader’s speech at the SPIEF.
Data from the Moscow Stock Exchange show that the mention in the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin of the completion of the first line of the Nord Stream-2 made Gazprom’s shares rise by 1% to 273.79 rubles per share.
The Russian leader took part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, June 4.
Recall that in his speech, Putin said that linear work has been completed on the construction of the gas pipeline, including on the offshore section of the Nord Stream 2.
As he noted, it remains “ to lift and weld” pipes from the Russian side, from the German & # 8220;pipe came”.
Путин: Рад сообщить, что сегодня, два с половиной часа назад успешно завершена укладка труб первой нитки газопровода «Северный поток-2». Работа по второй нитке продолжается. pic.twitter.com/3IsTdnhX9f
— Дмитрий Смирнов (@dimsmirnov175) June 4, 2021
Among the key topics, Vladimir Putin named a new form of support that Russian business will receive.
So, this year a new scheme for lending to small and medium-sized businesses will start working.
According to him, it is planned to launch an “umbrella” provision of guarantees. They will be issued by the “SME Corporation”, which will take on some of the risks of entrepreneurs, and the loan will become more affordable than before, the head of state said.
In turn, businessmen will be able to carve out additional resources for development. As the president explained, this fund will amount to about 600 billion rubles until 2024.
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— Дмитрий Смирнов (@dimsmirnov175) June 4, 2021
A number of other big topics were also voiced. Thus, the president stressed that the organization of vaccination of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation on paid terms is currently being discussed, and the government will make a proposal in June.
According to the head of state, the Russian medicine is recognized as the safest and most effective with minimal side effects.
The Head of State also raised the issue of mortgages. According to him, concessional lending to housing can be extended until July 1 next year, plans to increase the annual rate from 6.5% to 7%. The limit will be 3 million rubles.
As for lending to families, if a child is born after January 1, 2018, they will be among the recipients of a preferential mortgage.
Companies operating in the field of public catering with an annual revenue of no more than 2 billion per year will be exempt from VAT. The President also mentioned that the commission in the Fast Payment System will be reset for small and medium-sized businesses.
According to Vladimir Putin, in the next 2, 5 years, the volume of actual investments in the regions should be at least 500 billion rubles. He also pointed out that the authorities managed to avoid a disaster by saving millions of jobs and avoiding a sharp drop in income.
He also touched on the problem of climate change, calling” nonsense, myth and outright distortion ” the opinion that they do not concern the Russian Federation.
On behalf of the president, the government must submit a plan to reduce emissions, lower than in the EU, by October 1.
Earlier, Topnews reported that the president intends to announce the new economic policy of Russia at the forum. This was stated to the media by the Kremlin’s speaker Dmitry Peskov.