News – Government of Russia

Participants in the board of the Ministry of Economic Development at the meeting summed up the main results of the work of the department for 2024. The priorities are named the preservation of macroeconomic stability, the relief of risks in industries and an increase in the potential of economic growth.

“Despite the ongoing sanctioned pressure from unfriendly countries, our economy has demonstrated a high degree of stability. Moreover, she showed unprecedented growth rates. GDP growth rates in 2024 amounted to 4.1%, over the past two years – 8.4%. They have become the highest in the last decade. The achieved indicators are higher than the average IRRIS and significantly higher than the growth rate of the economies of Western countries. In nominal terms, since 2020, the Russian GDP doubled and at the end of last year amounted to 200 trillion rubles. The budget revenues were doubled, and the share of oil and gas revenues was reduced. This indicates the diversification of the Russian economy, ”said Alexander Novak, deputy chairman of the government, opening a meeting of the board.

Given the current challenges, the work of the government and the Ministry of Economic Development, in particular, is concentrated around the solution of three main tasks, the Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov noted in his report. “The first is the provision of macrostatism. Together with the Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance, we are working on the mutual credentials of monetary and budgetary and tax policy, ”he explained,” he explained and recalled that this topic was discussed in January at a strategic session under the leadership of the Government Chairman.

The second task is to relieve risks in individual industries due to the consequences of tightening monetary policy. The third block of questions is associated with increasing the potential of the economy. “We estimate the potential of the economy at 3% per year and believe that this parameter is achieved,” the minister confirmed.

The head of the department focused on the need to further support investments in the regions and the development of existing support mechanisms. So, last year, special economic zones appeared in three regions (Rostov and Tver regions, Mordovia), and in seven were expanded. “The record 230 new residents came. There are 1300 of them in total, this means that every fifth investor came last year, ”he said.

With the support of the State Duma economic policy, the criteria for creating an SEZ are updated so that individual specializations can be developed. Reduced threshold of investment entry for projects of technological supervision. The ban on bail by residents of rental rights in land in state property was lifted so that investors attract loans at the construction stage.

The first stage of work on mechanisms that help build infrastructure for investors is completed. “This year, the task is to restart them, maintaining the main principle: to bet on projects that have effects for the economy. They will generate taxes, not costs, ”added Maxim Reshetnikov.

“We will continue to improve the business climate: reduce costs and barriers within the framework of the TDK [трансформации делового
климата]reingineering of industrial construction rules, regional and municipal investmentants. Now, together with the agency of strategic initiatives, we restart the national business model, ”the minister informed.

Speaking about other priorities of work in 2025, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development emphasized the importance of developing state statistics. A large -scale project has already been launched on the digitalization of statistics, the collection of information, the unification of data with departmental systems. The task is to create a single digital statistics platform, transfer all interaction to a new level, reduce data processing time and reporting business load, he noted.

Another important direction is the reform of the OKVED. A law has been adopted, which suggests that the OKVED code will not be what the company has once determined during registration, but will reflect the real economic structure of its activities. There is a large interagency work to go to the new system. “This is important for the formation of adequate statistics. On the other hand, we will get a mass support tool for enterprises, ”the minister said.

“The Federation Council has developed very productive relations with the economic bloc of the government. We are almost weekly to discuss further measures to ensure the stability of the financial sector and various sectors of the economy, ”said Nikolai Zhuravlev, deputy chairman of the upper house of parliament.

“There are many joint issues on the agenda of the relevant committees of the Federation Council. Among them are the implementation of the spatial development strategy of Russia, the support of long -term investments, a decrease in the administrative burden on business. And of course, the key for the Federation Council is left to improve the investment climate in the regions, ”he added.

The chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Maxim Topilin, in turn, noted the importance of the large legislative work carried out by the Ministry of Economic Development. As an example, he cited the law on creative industries, on technological policy, amendments to the law on concessions. In addition, according to him, the existing support measures must be accumulated as part of one Internet platform by analogy with public services.

“Seven to eight years ago, public services existed, in fact, in the form of a description of some administrative regulations. Today, most of them can be obtained in electronic form. For business structures, it is necessary to set the task of creating a similar access to a complete spectrum of support measures, everything related to preferential regimes, ”the deputy said.