Representatives of leading edge media, members of the parliamentary club of journalists in the Legislative Assembly of the Primorsky Territory, visited at the invitation of the city of Mudanjiang (Heilongjiang Province, China) at the 6th International Fair of Forestry. As the press service of the AP PC, today regional parliament is actively working to improve the investment climate in the region and the creation of favorable conditions for foreign investors. Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Viktor Gorchakov has repeatedly stressed the importance of this trend in the work of the deputies. «This will give a big economic impact not only for the Maritime region, but for the whole of the Far East — the speaker Victor Gorchakov. — That\’s about it at the initiative of the governor of Primorye Deputies edge work today. The bill on «tax holidays» for investors already supported in the first reading. It is planned that in the fall, after the adoption of the State Duma of similar instruments at the federal level, we will finish the work on regional legislation. The first document provides for the reduction of income tax rate, the second — the property tax. » Under the terms of the bills to get tax credits, the investor must invest at least $ 150 million over three years, or at least 500 million over five years to create high-performance workplaces. In addition, the investment projects to be implemented in industries that are considered a priority for the Primorye Territory. If all conditions are met, according to the proposed scheme, in the first 5 years of the investor is fully exempt from income tax, and in the next 5 years the rate is 5%. As for the property tax, in the first 5 years from the time of the property on the balance of the organization applies the zero rate, over the next 5 years — 0.5%. This benefit for the property, and the newly created (or) purchased for the investment project. Discussion of tax credits and went on grounds of trade and exhibition center, and in the forum of Timber investors, and the press conference Mayor Lin Kuanheya Mudanjiang. The joint Russian-Chinese projects for deep processing of timber are relevant to regional manufacturers. Recall that with the introduction of a January 12009 on the territory of Russia prohibitive duties on roundwood exports, making the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation № 75 «On lifting of export duties on raw timber» Recycling has become urgent for the 600 companies and organizations in the Region engaged in logging. Today, these companies employ more than 15 thousand people. For three years established a base for processing, carried out technical modernization of equipment, launched new production lines, trained people. As one of the exhibitors, Deputy General Director of «Terneiles» Vladimir Stegnii, trend towards deep processing of timber and forced to build plants for the production of timber. The company has built five such plants, «We are currently feel that tax breaks should be, it is a good idea management, — said Vladimir Stegnii. -We are going to ensure that the turbines produce their electricity, a steam-fired Plastun village, home to 7000 people. And ready to take on the social burden if the government will support us. Of 1 million 200 thousand cubic meters of roundwood produced 1000000 we process, we make the finished products to Japan, Korea, and China. For the construction of only two plants: the production of veneer and sawmilling, there is the most advanced equipment from Moscow to Kamchatka, we needed to attract $ 150 million investment. We plan to pay for them in 5-6 years. If this period was freed from taxes, we could ramp up production. Therefore, the initiative of Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky tax benefits are very supportive. Capital flows to where it freely, the new legislation edge to attract significant investment. » Another important issue is the protection of the forest industry from destruction. For the edge of legislators has always been a matter of priority. Members of the Legislative Assembly have repeatedly appealed to the government and the State Duma to reconsider the tariff rates in respect of species: softwood and hardwood. And in 2010 required to include in the list of banned felling of Korean pine and several species of lindens and include data types to the regional Red Data Book. The joint struggle with the environmentalists succeed: made up of federal and regional legal basis for a ban on felling of cedar. In the past, remained grim statistics, according to which the border region each year for forest Stock Exchange of China, Japan and South Korea dispatched 2.9 million cubic meters precious wood.
Yegor Ivanov, RIA «VladNews»