Over 65,000 hectares of idle agricultural land detected in Tatarstan
4 February 2015, Wednesday
On February 4, Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in the collegium session of Tatarstan Ministry of Land and Property on results of its activity and tasks for 2015.
“Tatarstan consolidated budget revenues for 2014 from the use of state and municipal property , including income of holdings, amounted to more than 13.5 billion roubles. Tatarstan budget received more than 8 billion roubles. The Ministry of Land and Property of the Republic of Tatarstan generated 800 million roubles. Due to result of changes in federal legislation, approximately 450 million roubles from rental income and non-delineated land plot sales moved from the regional to the municipal level. A total of 5.5 billion roubles was recovered thanks to work related to filing suits while the budget lost 835,000 roubles because of debts on a rent for flats in multi-apartment houses. The plan on revenues to local budgets was fulfilled, local budgets received 5.5 billion roubles (7% higher than in 2013)”, Minister of Land and Property Azat Khamaev reported.
Azat Khamaev proceeded that annual inspections on use of state property and land plots, conducted by the ministry of land and property last year, detected over 65,000 hectares of idle agricultural land. The area was reduced to 33,000 hectare due to pre-court resolution procedures.
Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin tasked to continue work related to state registration of land plots and real estate and cultivation of idle land.
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On 5 December, congratulating volunteers with the International Volunteers Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva wrote in her address: “
Your boundless kindness, sincere desire to help others and active civic position deserve special recognition and deep gratitude. There are over 5,000 volunteer associations operating successfully in Tatarstan, with a total membership of over 220,000 caring people of all ages and professions. Every year the contribution of volunteers into public life of the republic becomes more noticeable.
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