Working Meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.Part 1
July 8, 2009
Gorki, Moscow Region
Начало рабочей встречи с Первым заместителем Председателя Правительства Игорем Шуваловым.
8 июля 2009 года
Московская область, Горки
PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: You and I have been working for a long time in various positions, including within the Government and the Presidential Executive Office, where we both addressed an issue of particular importance to our country, and we continue to address it today: improving regulation for small businesses.
This is a complicated matter. I cannot really say that we have made significant progress in the last few years. At the same time, as someone who understands how the business world functions, I can say that todays small business regulations are nevertheless better than they were ten or fifteen years ago. But apart from regulation itself, there are also audits, pointless initiatives by local or regional authorities, exactions and corruption which all affect small businesses. Our efforts to curtail such practices are rather slow in bringing results, although, as I said, we are moving in the right direction.
I have instructed the Government to address this matter. A corresponding draft law has been submitted to the State Duma. Please brief me on the progress in taking care of this matter, which is very important for our country.
FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IGOR SHUVALOV: We prepared some draft bills for federal laws. Those laws were passed and went into effect on July 1, 2009. Thus, we have fully carried out your instructions, and the legislation is beginning to take effect.
We had regional meetings on this issue, we held a session of the Government Commission on the Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses with participation of representatives of law enforcement agencies including the Prosecutor Generals office, in order to ensure proper enforcement of these laws since, as you know, the practical application of the laws is often far too different from their initial concepts.
We have an important responsibility. In line with your instructions, we drafted laws which were later approved by the legislators, and now, we must ensure that they are applied accordingly.
(Next, Mr Shuvalov briefed the President on specific changes to the regulation of small businesses and the draft legislation prepared by the Government and addressing such issues as acquisition of premises for business purposes, accounting and reporting standards, and ensuring participation of small businesses in government tenders.)
Lately, we have been progressing with a full overhaul of the government tenders practices. I mean e-tenders which we have been testing and gradually introducing. Their results are quite successful in some regions. Since January 1, 2010, the e-tenders format will become compulsory nationwide.
Here, we must use two approaches. On the one hand, we should parcel out lots so that small businesses could bid and offer their services in the public sector. On the other hand, we should employ most advanced types of e-trade. Three platforms for e-tenders involving major budget expenditures are currently available. The Russian Federations Savings Bank, the Government of Moscow and the Government of Tatarstan, from a technical standpoint, are best prepared now and can arrange major government tenders.
DMITRY MEDVEDEV: You mentioned government e-tenders. The idea is good, and the approach is correct. Tender lots should be parcelled out such that small businesses may participate.
I recollect an e-mail sent to the presidential web portal and referring to our site on government e-tenders [the Russian Federations official website for providing information on placing orders, www.zakupki.gov.ru]. The letter mentioned that the site is generally quite useful as one can get information about what is being auctioned, and for how much, so anyone can participate. But allegedly, when the tender information is published, letters are deliberately changed from the Cyrillic to the Roman alphabet, and as a result, the information becomes unavailable if the search is done in Russian. This may not be true, but please look into it.
I gave relevant instructions to the Minister of Economic Development, and I hereby instruct you as well. If there is this kind of gimmickry, especially coming from a special information resource that was created to promote auctions, encourage competition, and fight corruption, this is a really bad sign. Please take care of this and report back to me.
IGOR SHUVALOV: I can tentatively say that this information has been corroborated by certain facts. We will brief you on the matter soon, after a more thorough investigation.
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