The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has developed an investment card of Russia https://invest.gov.ru. It has already been put into operation and is available for Russian and foreign entrepreneurs and investors. This was announced by Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov during the plenary session of the Entrepreneurship Day of the forum-exhibition “Russia” at VDNKh.

The platform is based on the data of investment cards of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which were developed during the implementation of the regional investment standard under the leadership of First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.

The investment card of Russia will help to strengthen work with investments in the regions. It was developed with the Moscow government and launched at the beginning of the month. For business, it is an opportunity to choose a land plot for any project: from opening a cafe to building a large industrial plant. The map contains data on more than 15 thousand investment sites: their size, equipment, available support measures, Maxim Reshetnikov said.

The map was developed at the request of business, it has already been appreciated by representatives of Business Russia, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. Regular filling and updating of the investment card is provided by regional executive authorities and investment development agencies. The map has already mapped ready-made industrial sites, land plots for construction and agriculture, premises for small businesses.

You can assess the business environment of the future project: markets, preferential regimes, the availability of minerals and infrastructure - from road surfaces to cellular communication. If the necessary connections are absent, the conditions of technical connection are indicated on the maps of the sites.

The map allows you to search for sites in different regions and compare their capabilities. It contains information on the key macroeconomic indicators of the constituent entities of Russia, which may affect the implementation of the project. All this allows you to assess the costs of the project and select government support measures.

The Yaroslavl region in 2024 successfully confirmed the effectiveness of the Regional Investment Standard 2.0 introduced in 2023, which is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. One of the elements of the standard is a regional investment card located in the by reference.

Investment sites of the Yaroslavl region, offered to investors for the organization of new industries and the creation of an effective business, are also posted on the investment map of Russia https://invest.gov.ru. Information on the list of investment sites will be constantly updated and updated.

To ensure favorable conditions for doing business in the Yaroslavl region, a system of state support for investment projects has been created and is effectively functioning.

On the territory of the region there are preferential regimes for residents of priority development territories (TOP), created within the boundaries of monoprofile municipalities Tutaev, Rostov and Gavrilov-Yam. When placing production in these territories, investors have benefits on income tax, land tax, and mineral extraction tax. Also, for residents of the TOP "Tutaev" until 2029, there is a reduced rate on insurance premiums - up to 7.6% instead of 30%. Yaroslavl region is the only territory in the Central Federal District that can offer these conditions for investors.

In addition to the TOP tax benefits are provided for industries located on any other site in the Yaroslavl region, additionally for such investors there is an investment tax deduction mechanism.

Among the most popular measures to support investors is the provision of organizations implementing large-scale investment projects in the Yaroslavl region, land plots for rent without bidding at a preferential rental rate.