Tatarstan President: “Stable situation in the republic and in families depends on working efficiency of enterprises”
29 April 2014, Tuesday
On April 29 at a session of the Economic council under Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that stable situation in the republic and in families depends on working efficiency of enterprises. Tatarstan President stated that country’s and global economy is slowing down. Besides, Europe and USA are imposing sanctions on Russia.
“We should estimate which sanctions will be applied to our enterprises indirectly, and what markets can we lose. Ministries should estimate all these risks. Besides our everyday work we have to take into account current situation in the world,” Rustam Minnikhanov said. He also asked to pay attention to income tax, labour efficiency and energy and resource consumption. “We have to carry out complex work on using technologies in the sphere of organization of production and efficiency of resource management to meet international standards. We should also focus on tariff policy, transport infrastructure and staff training,” Rustam Minnikhanov added.
“We should increase responsibility of our managers, and tell private investors what is happening at their enterprises. I think any owner is interested in efficient work of his company.
Participants of the meeting discussed financial activity of energy, petrochemical, engineering, transport, construction, housing and utility enterprises, and social and economic development of Tatarstan in the 1st quarter of 2014.
Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, heads of ministries, agencies, and enterprises took part in the event.
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.