Alexander Burkov: We need to look for investors to develop the hotel industry in Omsk.

Acting Governor Alexander Burkov spoke at a meeting of the regional Cabinet of Ministers in favor of preserving tax preferences for potential hotel developers in the regional center.

According to the tax benefit optimization plan, it was proposed to cancel two unclaimed preferences. – property tax for homeowners' associations and income tax for hotel developers. The relevant draft document was submitted today to a meeting of the regional Cabinet of Ministers chaired by Acting Governor Alexander Burkov.

Oksana Fadina, Minister of Economy of the Omsk Region, explained that preferential reduction of tax rates has positive social and budgetary effectiveness. However, two tax preferences have not been claimed in three years. On this basis, it was proposed to cancel them today. Acting Governor Alexander Burkov proposed to preserve the tax benefit to potential investors who are ready to invest in the development of hotel infrastructure in Omsk. The head of the region is convincedёIt is obvious that the city needs high-class hotels in order to be able to hold international status events and receive guests, including high-ranking persons, at a decent level.

«Higher 3- HmmёIn fact, there are no hotels in Omsk. We're notёm in the development of the hotel industry and the level of service. I believe that this norm should be maintained. If we touch upon high-level international events, we will have nowhere to accommodate our guests. We need to look for investors for the development of the hotel industry, calculate the need for a room fund. There is an increase in demand for hotel business services, and the economy is breathing. It is necessary to think for five years for the first timeёe, including with uchёvolume of domestic tourism development», - according to the acting Governor Alexander Burkov.

At the Cabinet meeting, the issue of ensuring the stable operation of bus terminals and bus stations in the region was considered. Part of the cost of maintaining bus station buildings is reimbursed to municipalities from the regional budget. The allocation of subsidies for these purposes cannot be objected to, says Alexander Burkov, the head of the Omsk region. «The social significance of bus stations is absolutely clear. To close the bus station, the school, the hospital means to end life in the area. We will maintain the passenger transportation infrastructure, regardless of who the owner is. – private owner or government. This cannot be objected to», - Alexander Burkov emphasized.

Today, by the decision of the regional Government, a new subsidy has been introduced to increase the number of cows in private subsidiary farms. To stimulate the growth of the number of cattle in private farmsteads, almost 17 million rubles. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, in the future, the implementation of the program will increase the number of cattle so much that the farms that have taken up their cultivation will grow to the size of peasant farms. The main thing - provide support.