Measures to support the timber industry, including postponing forest rent payments, increasing transport subsidies for exports, and improving the logistics situation, promised after a February meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin have yet to bear fruit. Against this background, the incomes of the largest representatives of the industry continue to fall, informs Kommersant newspaper referred to the call of industry participants to Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko.
Timber traders are dissatisfied with the amount of state aid provided by the Russian authorities. Proposed measures include removing the increase in rental rates for the use of forest land, subsidies for timber and timber exports, as well as increasing the number of cruises to Baltic basin ports and others. specifies the article.
“Companies want to accelerate the adoption of a draft resolution developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources under which timber traders can pay the rent of forest land in 2023 based on actual timber harvest volumes. It is proposed to introduce a moratorium on indexation of rent rates (which was supposed to increase by 4.6%) in 2024, as well as to shift the entry into force of new rules for calculating rent payments to January 1, 2026, ”says. in the material.
February 11 Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov declarationIt was reported that Russia increased the volume of processed wood exports to North Africa, Middle East, Central and Southeast Asian countries. We are talking about selling abroad, including timber, plywood, paper, cardboard, cellulose.