Rustam Minnikhanov: Social infrastructure and execution of Russian President’s Orders should be priorities upon budget performance

On July 24 at a meeting on results of performance of the consolidated budget for the first half of 2013 and setting tasks for financial, treasury and tax bodies till the end of 2013 Tatarstan Prosecutor Kafil Amirov told that as of July 1, 2013 tax debts in Tatarstan made 8,5 bln rubles. Tax revenues in the regional budget decreased by 4 bln rubles.

Among main reasons he pointed out general economic situation and insufficient use of reserves for increasing tax collection.

Kafil Amirov noted that the most efficient way of tax debts collection is imposition of arrest on property.

Insufficient work is carried out on suppression of activity of short-lived companies. In order to struggle against such companies, new powers that came into force after alterations made in federal legislation should be used, Kafil Amirov said.

Tatarstan Prosecutor also focused on cases of inefficient use of budget funds upon concluding government contracts. Tatarstan President supported the Prosecutor in this issue. He added that upon making state and municipal purchases budget funds are used inefficiently.

Rustam Minnikhanov continued that a tight control for efficiency of using budget and non-budget funds earned by state and municipal institutions is required.
“Social infrastructure and execution of Russian President’s Orders concerning rise in wages should be priorities upon budget performance,” Rustam Minnikhanov stated.