Oleg Afanasevich, you worked 33 years entrepreneur in the difficult conditions of the far North, they themselves have overcome the crises. You probably have something to offer in the modern world?
Oleg Sitnikov: Yes, I work with the first fishery on the largest gas field in the world. Started with the improvement of Novy Urengoy in the late 1980s, these places have planted over a million trees, built from scratch several businesses in Yamal, and all their work, without any tricky “privatization”. So I have my personal vision of the way out of the situation as well as the particular crisis to which I have already shared with the relevant ministries and agencies.
Many entrepreneurs are now asking for direct financial support of the state arguing that without injections from the budget, they will not be able to work. How do you feel about that?
Oleg Sitnikov: I Think we should not forget that the distribution of money in the regions can stimulate corruption on the part of those who distributes them. Let’s discuss. If the entrepreneur asks for money, he becomes a “pourtales”, but a real entrepreneur should be diversification of production. He needs to not give the fish as bait so that he could earn. Science and medicine – that’s where your help is needed. I myself am in the hospital and see what an enormous burden lay on the shoulders of doctors. The owner needs to help in another way. As the President said at a meeting on combating the spread of the coronavirus: “we Need to create all the conditions so that companies, organizations, entrepreneurs returned to a normal work schedule. Must be clear, understandable list of organizations whose work is limited due to the increased risks. Other companies do not have to “load” different kind of additional information, explanations and approvals”. Just let me work!
Now we need to provide economic incentives to motivate banks to lend to companies that each failure was considered in the chamber of Commerce of the Russian Federation. It is necessary to simplify the procedure of issuing licenses, but some of those can be canceled and to enter the Institute self-regulatory organizations. Previously issued licenses would be logical to make perpetual. After all, the current mechanism can also give a field for corruption and hinder economic development.
here is an example of the difficulties faced by the business. In 2011 was adopted the Federal law on licensing certain types of activities. According to paragraph 4 of article 9 of this law licenses were perpetual. But in 2013, adopted a new resolution. License for loading and unloading of dangerous goods on railway transport are left open-ended (the same as ifcensii for operation of explosive industrial objects or collection of waste I-IV class of danger), and licenses for the storage of oil it is necessary to issue it again, as if she is much more dangerous explosives. After such changes on the Yamal Peninsula was closed and production base for storage of oil and petroleum products by 2.5 million barrels.
What other important measures and changes are waiting for entrepreneurs?
Oleg Sitnikov: Many people say that it is time to decriminalize the article on illegal business, thereby reducing the scope of corruption by some unscrupulous members of the control and Supervisory bodies. It is necessary to change the system, when almost the main indicator of the effectiveness of these bodies – how many entrepreneurs punished for violations. Is wrong.
you Need to set reasonable time limits for preliminary investigations on economic crimes of medium gravity. As stated by the President at the February meeting of the FSB Collegium, “if it is received information about violations of the rights of entrepreneurs from regulatory, Supervisory authorities should promptly, not formally, but in fact to respond to this information.” Many media outlets have noted that in YANAO not initiated any criminal proceedings under article 169 of the criminal code. Although the same publications described in detail the violations from the side and security forces and officials.
There are complaints that sometimes the officials simply are not allowed to work – for example, we have in the region was halted several projects in the field of production and trade of motor fuel.
you Also need to expand the powers of the tax authorities in the regions at the conclusion of settlement agreements, extension of period of performance to five years. Taking into account new realities it would be useful to declare an Amnesty for a number of persons who have committed offences in the sphere of entrepreneurial activities. Why drive people into crime, when they are needed on the economic front?
You have voiced a few viable ideas, but now is the time when the country is facing many complex primary tasks…
Oleg Sitnikov: As mentioned above, with their reasons, I briefed relevant ministries and authorities. By the way, has a reaction – the day before I received a letter from the Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Olga Timofeeva, where she is thanked for the suggestion and said that my proposals would be submitted to the relevant committees.
I Hope that my thoughts will not remain without attention and will be implemented. After all, our common task today for business and government, and the media is to maintain the stability of the economy and to actively stimulate entrepreneurial potential.
