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Комитет по экономической политике, бюджету и финансам

06.07.2015

The agenda of the started at the beginning of working week the meeting of the Committee of the Supreme Council on Economic Policy, Budget and Finance, included only three, but very important questions. Previously adopted in the first reading the law-in-draft "On additional measures to stabilize the economy of PMR" was called conventionally anti-crisis. Deputies in charge of the parliamentary committee, Alexander Korshunov and Peter Pasat are its authors. After adoption by deputies of aimed at overcoming the crisis in the economy of the law-in-draft in the first reading, it has received a large number of amendments initiated, including, and by a number of parliamentary committees. In addition, under the auspices of the profile committee of the Supreme Council two round tables with participation of representatives of large, medium and small businesses were held. The goal is to study their opinions on the proposed measures to overcome the economic crisis.

Unfortunately, the past session had to be started with stating the fact that the government still does not express an opinion on the law-in-draft. However, in the course of this the deputies adopted by three votes "for" and one "against" a package of amendments to the text of the articles of the law-in-draft, already adopted by parliamentarians in the first reading. Deputy Peter Pasat is the author. He proposed to excluded from the text of the law-in-draft a number of provisions relating to exemption from income tax for five years newly established organizations; features simplified tax system of legal entities; "Freezing" of the minimum wage; the conditions of application of normative acts that worsen the situation of citizens and economic agents; establishing the amount of profit to be transferred to the budget by state unitary enterprises and municipal unitary enterprises and provision of charitable assistance; expansion of powers of the Accounting Chamber; the specific application requirements for mandatory certification, as well as tax breaks during the crisis period and exemptions for certain sectors of the economy.

In addition, adopted by deputies of the responsible committee amendments authored by Peter Pasat, is expected to change for the current year some provisions of the law "On the unified social tax" on newly hired employees working in enterprises that create new jobs. One of the amendments is expected not to acquire entrepreneurial patent for the manufacture of handicrafts and their sale, including exhibitions and auctions. It was expected to amend the law-in-draft with the norms that from January 1, 2015 till December 31, 2016 natural persons are exempt from paying taxes on their property in case of the acquisition of home ownership in the property (apartment) in the period from 2014 to 2016.

In addition, the amendment of Peter Pasat includes measures to support domestic producers by reducing the income tax rate and the income tax for the Homeowners Association employees. In addition, the government authorized the executive body of state authority in charge of the state policy in the sphere of prices and pricing, one of amendments adopted by parliamentary committee members granted the right to establish fixed prices, price ceilings, limits profitability and trade allowances, the amount of which shall not exceed 30% , some food products (there are totally 18 titles).

During the meeting, members of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy, Budget and Finance approve in principle Resolution of the Supreme Council "On approval of the estimates for elections of the President PMR in 2016" Their conduct is scheduled for December next year. Discussion with the participation of deputies, representatives of the Central Election Commission, the Ministry of Finance was mainly around the estimated costs for the manufacture of printed products (801 thousand Rub), mounting / dismounting of video cameras (310 thousand. Rub.), which, like the upcoming this autumn elections to the representative bodies of state power, is planned to establish at the polling stations during the vote for the candidature of the President.

As a reference, we recall that the past conducted election of the President of PMR cost the state treasury 6 million 161 thousand Rubles, although originally 7 million 951 thousand Rubles were planned.