The State Duma Transport Committee approved a bill proposing to give Russian constituent entities the right to determine the minimum level of localization of cars used as taxis. In this respect reports RIA News.
WITH offer Andrei Kutepov, chairman of the Economic Policy Committee of the Federation Council, spoke in January 2023 to determine the requirements for the level of localization of cars used as taxis. According to him, the inclusion of the standards in the legislation will lead to a further increase in the demand for domestic cars in the taxi industry.
Later, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) did not support invoice The government has the right to determine the level of localization of taxi vehicles. They felt that introducing a level of localization for taxis would complicate the process of buying new cars due to the shortage of cars available and cause their costs to increase. In addition, this situation may limit the supply and demand for taxi services, triggering the risk of carriers entering the gray zone or leaving the industry.
Irina Zaripova, formerly head of the Public Council for Taxi Development statedHe said that to combat the shortage of taxi drivers in Russia, immigrants should be employed in this job.