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On a July morning: when will the draft of the new Development Strategy of the Far Eastern Federal District be prepared
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered to develop by July 15 an updated version of the strategic document defining the socio-economic development of the Far East for the period up to 2030. Izvestia investigated what key goals and priorities are expected to be outlined, as well as how it is planned to strengthen measures of state support for business and investment in the region.
New facilities
The developed version of the strategy is focused on achieving two basic priorities: accelerating economic development and improving the living conditions of the population, Alexey Chekunkov, head of the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia, told Izvestia. Modernization of the infrastructure base, expansion of extractive and processing industries, technological renewal, as well as support for the tourism sector and the fisheries sector are considered as the foundation for growth.
"In particular, new energy facilities with a capacity of more than 12.8 GW will have to be built in the Far East, the gasification level of the Far Eastern Federal District will have to be increased from 28% to more than 50%, the carrying capacity of the BAM and Transsib will have to be expanded to 270 million tons, and 18 land border crossings will have to be built and upgraded," he said.
The planned steps in the field of extraction and processing of resources include the expansion of geological exploration of the subsurface, the development of the main gas infrastructure, the launch of a single preference regime and the strengthening of technological independence of the industrial sector, the minister said.
A separate block of measures is devoted to technological and tourist directions, Alexey Chekunkov noted. It is planned to form new radio electronics centers, create a scientific and technological site on Russian Island, upgrade small aircraft, implement projects in the format of an international territory of advanced development, as well as support investments in hotel infrastructure and the growth of tourist flow, including at the expense of foreign guests.
— To improve the quality of life in the Far East, it is necessary to create high—performance jobs and a comfortable living environment, - said the head of the Ministry of the Far East. — The implementation of a set of measures to create high-performance jobs will double the productivity of labor in processing, ensure employment growth (140 thousand new jobs), and increase the real incomes of the Far East by 1.4 times.
As part of the creation of favorable living conditions, it is planned to further implement master plans in 22 agglomerations and support the development of 189 key settlements. Among the main social guidelines are the stimulation of fertility and large families, as well as an increase in the average life expectancy of the population.
Economic sustainability
The updated strategy of the Far East should be aimed at a deep restructuring of the macroregion with a transition to faster growth, Sergey Katyrin, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, told Izvestia. Despite the results achieved, in particular the increase in GRP, the influx of private investment and job creation, infrastructural fragmentation, weak domestic markets and extremely low population density persist, which requires a review of management decisions and development mechanisms.
— The main emphasis should be placed on the growth of the region's own economic stability — not through subsidies, but through the localization of production chains, the development of processing, energy projects, logistics and exports. The expansion of the horizon of infrastructure programs until 2036-2050 — in energy, gasification, transport — creates conditions for the launch of new industrial and investment clusters, he believes.
At the same time, without supporting SMEs and reducing business costs — from tariffs and logistics to access to concessional financing — the development potential of key industries will remain unfulfilled. The personnel agenda is no less significant, Sergey Katyrin is sure. Employee retention is possible only with rising incomes and the availability of housing, medicine, and education, so improving the quality of life should become a full-fledged element of the strategy.
Investments in transport and energy remain key, Sergey Grishunin, managing director of the NRA rating service, told Izvestia. Thus, the modernization of the BAM and Transsib, the development of border infrastructure and the digitalization of cargo passage will reduce logistical costs and support foreign trade, primarily in the Trans-Baikal, Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories.
In the energy sector, he said, long-term programs are needed until 2036, including gasification and the development of the electric power industry with a total investment of 5.5 trillion rubles until 2030. In addition, investment measures for onshore processing, the development of an information technology center with tax benefits and R&D, as well as the creation of social infrastructure — medicine and education — to retain personnel should become priorities.
Business support involves the expansion of a single preferential treatment for the entire territory of the Far East and the Arctic with special tax, tariff and regulatory conditions, Ivan Abramov, first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, Senator from the Amur Region, told Izvestia. The key goal of the document is the rapid development of the entire Far East.
A separate task will be to form a model of socio-economic development, taking into account the spatial and geographical features of the Far East, Vladislav Bukharsky, Associate Director for Sovereign and Regional Ratings at Expert RA, told Izvestia. The strategy's measures are expected to be comprehensive and will cover the electric power industry, gasification, and transport, while the social sector will retain its status as one of the key ones.
The strengthening of state support for business and investment is likely to be associated with the simplification and unification of preferential mechanisms, the expert confirmed. Earlier, it was pointed out the difficulties of accessing TOP regimes and excessive regulation, so the strategy may include an approach to creating a unified system of preferences and setting up existing investor support tools.
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