Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belarus
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Sidorsky.
The Commission discussed ways to resume regular fishing in international waters and areas of the world’s oceans governed by international convention, where the Russian fishing vessels can operate at a profit. It is necessary to modernize Russian fishing vessels, create conditions for the construction of new vessels, resume regular research expeditions to evaluate the resources of the world’s oceans, and actively uphold national interests in international fishing organizations.
Events for 27 may 2009
“It is highly important to encourage business to invest in new projects, in modernizing production and in cutting-edge technology. As you know, a number of practical measures have recently been taken towards this end. I am referring to the increase of bonus depreciation to 30% from 10%, the reduction of taxes on companies’ investment in R&D and technical retooling, and the lifting of VAT from the imported equipment that is not produced in Russia.”
“We will draw the new Electronic Government programme to be implemented before 2015. It is all the more important during the economic and financial crisis because the implementation of relevant instruments will help us to use government resources to greater effect, and will make all our activities more effective.”
Mr Zubkov said the Government was working on additional proposals to support the timber industry, such as to subsidise strategic companies' and other large producers' interest on loans taken with Russian lenders.
