Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in Economic Council Presidium meeting

On January 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a meeting of the Presidential Economic Council Presidium chaired by Vladimir Putin.

The main issues on the meeting’s agenda were ways to enhance the efficiency of the housing and municipal economy sector.

Heads of departments, governors and experts discussed such topics as monitoring of managing companies’ activities, reforms in utilities rates, repair of worn public utilities. In particular, it was decided to introduce licensing system to monitor the managing companies’ performance.

“People complain about the quality of services rendered by managing companies; we are well aware of this, and the quality of their management services is often very low indeed. The Government has recently passed a resolution – we discussed it at various venues – on the licensing of managing companies. I believe this is a very balanced, correct and timely decision. Entities that cannot work efficiently should leave the market. To make the licensing mechanism work, we need a clear understanding of who is to issue the licences and how we can control implementation of licensing agreements. The entire procedure should be transparent and clear to all, though at the same time it should be under strict control, including by public organizations,” Vladimir Putin said.

According to Vladimir Putin, only companies with a transparent ownership structure and with relevant market experience should be able to take part in such modernisation projects.