the meeting was attended by the members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Armenia, heads of Federal and regional services and departments, heads of municipal formations.
According to Prime Minister Alexander Narolin, by decree of the Government of the Russian Federation from 18.04.2020 the city expanded the list of industries most affected by the coronavirus.
it was noted that within the framework of regional anti-crisis plan adopted April 8, includes a set of measures aimed at supporting small and medium business.
the New plan provides a range of activities, including support of the backbone enterprises, SMEs, and employment.
the head of the Republic stressed that promotion should be communicated to all municipalities.
“the SMEs covered by the decree of the Russian Government, should have the opportunity to receive all necessary measures Federal and regional state support. Colleagues, we must understand that this situation would continue to affect the unemployment rate, so it is impossible to weaken attention. The task is in manual mode, to accompany entrepreneurs, explaining all the instruments of state support”, – said Murat Kumpilov.
Minister of economic development and trade of RA Gennadiy Mitrofanov said that the Ministry considered the possibility of creating conditions for sales of products of enterprises of the Republic at the Russian trading Internet sites. The head of the Republic instructed to make a decision in this area, which in recent years are developing.
in addition, they noted the importance of interaction with the Federal industrial development Fund loan for co-financing. Murat Kumpilov has set the task to study the conditions of cooperation and determine the list of enterprises of the Republic, who will be able to benefit from the support of the Fund.
the parties also discussed issues relating to the reduction of tax rates, of deferred rental to legal entities and involving larger number of participants in the system of preferential crediting of SMEs.
According to the chief ugszn RA Galina Tsygankova, conducted daily monitoring of the labour market. About 2 thousand people are working remotely, 42 – part-time, 327 – in simple; in enterprises not belonging to the backbone, it is planned to dismissal 94 people. The maximum size of the unemployment benefit increased to 12.1 thousand rubles. The head of the Republic stressed that this is a crucial area of work and to systematically approach the question, not to get a surge of unemployment. Instructions for the monitoring of the situation on the labour market have been given control and management chaptersRA.
the meeting was also discussed the gradual removal of restrictions for utilities, construction and road industries. Murat Kumpilov instructed to strengthen control over the issuance of permits and compliance with all sanitary and epidemiological requirements in these areas. Special attention to construction of social facilities in the municipalities. However, noted the importance of testing for coronavirus non-resident experts working under contracts in construction and road industries.
At the end of the meeting, the sides discussed issues of agricultural development. The Minister of agriculture Anzaur Koinov stressed that the agribusiness companies are not included in the list of the most affected by restrictive measures. All support issues will be addressed through existing state programs. The plan for spring sowing is almost 60 percent. It is projected that a prolonged lack of rainfall will have a negative impact on the future harvest of winter crops. According to experts, spring frosts also caused serious damage to gardens and fruit plantations. The President instructed to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the situation with regard to possible compensation to business entities. Special attention the head of the region noted the importance of educating farmers of the possibilities of insurance companies to minimize the risks.
“it is important For us to elaborate on each key direction of the economy and social policy. We need to make balanced decisions taking into account all possible scenarios related to the spread of the coronavirus. All the conditions of the state must be acceptable and understandable for entrepreneurs and businesses,” – said Murat Kumpilov.
