Under the chairmanship of Alfia Kogogina, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Economic Policies, Industry, Innovation Development, and Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted a meeting of the working group on attracting federal budget funds to the republic’s economy and participation of Tatarstan in federal targeted programmes, such as the “Industrial Development and Increasing Competitiveness”, investment programme of Gazprom, raising resources under the Industrial Development Fund, and others.
The meeting was attended by representatives of industrial enterprises, as well as the republic’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. The participants to the meeting discussed issues arising during the process of applying for existing measures of State support for the industrial sector, outlined possible directions for further work on involving more Tatarstan businessmen in the active application process.
“The funds received through the programme, whether there are subsidies for some of the R&D costs, leasing projects of the Industrial Development Fund, or subsidies for cooperation between universities and enterprises, are eventually working for the development of the republic, its industry, small and medium-sized businesses, infrastructure development, and improving the quality of life of citizens in Tatarstan”, commented Alfia Kogogina.