28 November 2017

Vladimir Putin signs into law a bill extending tax breaks for major investment projects in Russia’s Far East

The new law extends the profit tax break for residents of priority development areas and Free Port Vladivostok, according to a Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East press release.

Under the new law, projects worth more than RUB 500 million in investment may switch to the new regime after five years, projects worth more than RUB 1 billion after six years, and especially large-scale projects worth more than RUB 100 billion after nine years of operating without profit. The previous term was three years.

“For capital-intensive projects, we allow investors to benefit from the tax breaks longer, so they can recoup their investments and improve the economics of their investment projects. With major investments, the capex period takes longer, resulting in investors not generating a profit when the tax break has already ended. The new law will eliminate this imbalance”, Minister for the Development of the Far East Alexander Galushka said.

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