On 15 September 2016, Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers hosted a meeting under the chairmanship of Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov dedicated to the issues of supporting citizens’ horticultural and gardening societies. The meeting was attended by top officials from Tatarstan ministries and agencies.
Ildar Khalikov noted that in 2017 Tatarstan will allocate RUB 550 million from its budget to solve key issues of horticultural and gardening societies. Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov informed that Tatarstan President adopted a decision that related ministries and agencies (Tatarstan Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Tatarstan Ministry of Transport and Roads) will be ordered today to include RUB 300 million into the budget for repair and renovation of roads to gardening associations and RUB 100 million to solve water supply issues. As to electric energy, Tatarstan President ordered to include not less than RUB 100 million to the investment programme of Setevaya (Grid) Company for 2017. Another RUB 50 million will be allocated to solve waste disposal issues.