A possible way out of the difficult financial situation of Russian Post is to shift the payment of debts of the state company to the funds of the National Welfare Fund (NWF). This will be reported “Vedomosti” He quotes sources familiar with the situation.
According to the publication, the total volume of long-term liabilities of Russian Post exceeds 111 billion rubles. 14-15 billion rubles are spent annually to pay these debts. At the same time, the budget deficit of the state company is over 20 billion rubles.
According to experts, there was no previous example of using the National Welfare Fund to pay interest and repay company loans. The fund was often used for investment projects or co-financing of individual industries.
Publishing notes, citing sources, state that currently the budget does not have enough funds to directly finance Russian Post. However, alternative options for operator support have not yet been found.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in mid-November supported Ministry of Digital Development’s plans for infrastructure payments for marketplaces that will support Russian Post.
Previously the largest retailers in the Russian Federation spoke In exchange for an infrastructure payment in favor of Russian Post.