Yaroslavl Region has implemented the Regional Investment Standard 2.0.

The implementation of standards and best practices for attracting investments and working with investors was discussed by participants of the All-Russian forum "Implementation of the regional investment standard", which was held in Nizhny Novgorod. It was attended by more than 700 representatives of federal and regional authorities, business, and business public associations.

- It can be noted that the estimates of the implementation of the standard in the regions of the country are quite high - in the range from 80 to 90% on average, - said the first Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia Andrey Belousov. - At the same time, based on the results of the assessment, it is clear that there is still something to work on. Especially in the field of informing regional investors and improving the quality of interaction between investors, regional teams and resource supply organizations. It is necessary to move on to continuous work to improve the investment climate. And this work should be aimed at the final result - the volume of investments in the region.

The introduction of a single federal standard implies that any investor coming to the region should receive clear and understandable information about working conditions and support at all stages, from signing an agreement to the end of the project. In the near future, we will finalize a new regional investment portal, where entrepreneurs will be able to apply, get all the necessary information about investment sites and real estate in all municipal districts. It will host useful services for investors, a calculator of support measures for selection for a specific project. We will also use it to monitor the implementation of all investment projects.

With the support of the Ministry of Economic Development, the Regional Investment Standard 2.0 has been implemented in 70 regions of Russia, including the Yaroslavl Region. It is a single mechanism aimed at creating a "green corridor" for Russian and foreign investors, providing an integrated approach to project support, starting from general information about the possibilities of the region and up to the successful implementation of the project with individual support from each investor.

To do this, everything necessary has been created in the Yaroslavl region: an investment declaration describing the rules and preferences of work in the region, an investment map, a development agency, an investment committee and a set of investment rules aimed at simplifying procedures and reducing time for connecting to electricity, water and heat supply, sanitation, as well as obtaining land plots. The investment map on Geoportal-76 allows an entrepreneur to visually explore the territory of the region and choose a suitable investment site. It contains information on current tariffs, roads, utilities and support measures.

The implementation of the standard will allow the Yaroslavl region to receive subsidies from the federal budget up to 200 million rubles for each project as compensation for the costs of providing investors with an investment tax deduction.

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Currently, large investment projects totaling about 200 billion rubles are being implemented in the Yaroslavl region. In total, over the past five years, more than 65 projects have been implemented in the region with investments of more than 70 billion rubles, and about 7,500 jobs have been created.

Preferential tax regimes and the provision of land plots without bidding, ready-made investment platforms "greenfield" and "brownfield", preferential lending and financing programs are provided for investors.

Three territories of advanced development are successfully operating in the region.