Availability of soft loans for salary workers increased, but companies are still faced with bureaucratic barriers to obtaining government support, captures the results of the survey of entrepreneurs the business Ombudsman Boris Titov. Further expected steps of the state, in his opinion, can be associated with the weakening of restrictive measures from the timing of this process will depend on the timing of a business recovery.The main difficulty for business continues to be associated with the inability to pay the salaries of employees, said the Commissioner for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs Boris Titov on the results of weekly monitoring of the situation in the regions. According to a survey of 2.3 million companies in 85 regions, only 3.4% of respondents reported receiving salary interest-free loans, 13 percent applied for them and was refused. More than a third of respondents admitted that in this form of support is not needed — this is partly due to the size of payoffs, the limited size of the minimum wage (12 130 RUB.) per employee.As shown by the “test purchase” in 29 regions conducted by the Ombudsman in the period from 22 to 29 April, to salary loans compared with the first stage of the program became easier. Of the 90 banks submitted applications approved 19 and rejected 10, is reviewing 54 applications.The main difficulties are related to delays in review and bureaucratic delays, which the entrepreneurs themselves refuse applications. We will remind that after unsuccessful start the program, the authority modified the mechanism: in particular, the Ministry of economy has banned banks from charging fees for issuing such loans. As reported the head of the relevant Department of the Central Bank Mikhail Mamuta, on 27 April, the banks received applications for 57 billion and approved nearly 40% of them. The total amount alleged support of 150 billion roubles, Along with the availability of Federal support measures in the office of the business Ombudsman studied and the experience of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. In General, their actions continue the line of the center: over 50 regions were given tax breaks (reduction of tax under simplified system, property and transport taxes) and provided preferential loans. Almost half of the regions liberated the business from lease payments for state property. The most popular with the business measures associated with the weakening of restrictive measures and the ability to work, only implemented in five regions (Ulyanovsk, Belgorod, Kaliningrad and Tambov oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai). As explained by Mr. Titov, from the timing of the weakening of the regime will depend on the recovery time of business he intends to prepare for matching with the CPS possible scenarios for startup companies. Note that earlier, the White house began to discuss the possibility for a gradual lifting of quarantine.The wounde in the Ministry of economy explained that in the field the capacity of the authorities is limited to their financial capabilities. As reported today by the head of the government Mikhail Mishustin, the regions in the near future will receive 2 billion roubles to replenish the reserves of the state microfinance and regional guarantee institutions — this will facilitate the access of SMEs to preferential microloans and debt restructuring.Diana Galieva
