The Minister of Industry of the Sverdlovsk Region, Sergei Perestoronin, spoke in favor of retaining revenues to the Industrial Support Fund at the level of 200 million rubles. This was reported on his page by the deputy of the Legislative Assembly Alexander Ivachev.

According to the draft budget, in 2018 only 10 million rubles will be allocated to the Fund. In 2017, this amount was 200 million rubles.

"The issue was raised at a working group meeting. And I am very glad that our arguments were heard by the government. At least the minister of industry spoke in favor of retaining revenues to the Fund for Support of Industry at the level of last year, "he wrote.

In October, Finance Minister Galina Kulachenko announced that regional businessmen do not use the funds of the Fund for Technological Development of Industry. It was laid 300 million rubles, but entrepreneurs prefer direct subsidies from the budget.

The subsidies to enterprises for modernization in 2018 are allocated 5 million rubles. According to Ivachev, if the budget is adjusted in a positive way, the working group suggested that the Finance Ministry put additional funds on it.