The Mos.ru portal, reflecting the Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin and the city government, has formalized the criteria used to grant industrial technology park status to manufacturing companies, excluding tobacco product manufacturers. This move underscores Moscow’s commitment to structuring a productive, innovation-driven industrial landscape and to aligning park designation with city development goals.
The Mayor emphasized that industrial parks, much like other specialized zones, must satisfy a defined set of requirements to earn and retain status. This framework is designed to ensure that parks contribute meaningfully to the city’s economy, infrastructure, and employment ecosystem while maintaining responsible land use and fiscal discipline.
Sobyanin outlined that the conditions encompass not only efficient use of city land but also tangible investments in the creation or modernization of production capacity. He highlighted that worker wages should be commensurate with or exceed the industry’s average, signaling a commitment to fair compensation and social sustainability within these zones.
Beyond the physical and workforce criteria, the mayor spoke about a targeted package of tax incentives linked to industrial technology parks. The measures are intended to stimulate investment, accelerate project completion, and support long-term viability for resident enterprises and their employees.
According to Sobyanin, the proposed benefits would reduce the overall regional tax burden on industrial technology parks to a total level of 25 percent, creating a more favorable economic environment for operations, expansion, and innovation within the sector. This relief is expected to improve the parks’ competitive position while preserving essential public revenue streams through carefully calibrated adjustments.
Key elements of the incentive package include adjustments to income tax, land-related levies, and property taxation, all designed to balance municipal revenue with growth incentives. The plan contemplates a drop in the municipal income tax rate from 17 percent to 13.5 percent, a land tax rate set at 0.7 percent of the calculated amount, a land rental rate of 0.01 percent of cadastral cost, and a zero property tax rate for qualifying parks. These changes are intended to align tax obligations with the expected scale and duration of park-related investments.
Sobyanin stressed that industrial technology park status is granted for up to ten years and requires mandatory annual approval, ensuring continued compliance with the established criteria and ongoing alignment with Moscow’s strategic priorities. This annual review process is designed to maintain a dynamic, performance-driven environment that supports sustainable growth, technological advancement, and long-term economic resilience for the capital’s manufacturing sector.