Midkhat Shagiakhmetov: the economy of the republic depends on the work of each municipal entity

21 December 2020, Monday

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov paid a working visit to the Arskiy region. A strategic session was held in the framework of preparation of a new cycle of reports of the heads of municipalities at a weekly meeting with participation of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

The session was also attended by the deputy ministers of economy in charge of supporting entrepreneurship, territorial development and implementation of investment projects.

In his welcoming speech, Midkhat Shagiakhmetov noted that, according to the proposals received from representatives of the regions, the further work of municipalities will be based on the principles of achieving the forecast indicators. He stressed that within the framework of the future cycle of reports, it is necessary to focus on identifying problematic issues and further ways of solving them, because the economy of the republic depends on the work of each municipal entity.

The Head of the Arskiy region, Ilshat Nuriyev, said in his speech that currently 1,150 individual entrepreneurs and 379 legal entities carry out entrepreneurial activities in the region. The main share of the gross territorial product is formed by agricultural enterprises, which continue to increase the volume of agricultural production. In the context of the spread of coronavirus infection, a sharp decline in the number of SMEs in the region has not been recorded; at the moment, the share of business in the district's GTP is 37.3%. This figure is expected to continue in 2021.

The strategic session was held in the format of discussing the proposals received. About 40 people took part in the event, united in working groups. As part of the strategic session, the results of 2020 were also summed up, goals for the coming year were set and problems in the economy were identified with subsequent development of plans to solve them. As a result, a list of initiatives has been formed that are included in the Roadmap for development of the municipality.

At the end of the strategic session, Midkhad Shagiakhmetov, accompanied by the Head of the region, examined two objects of infrastructure support for entrepreneurship - the industrial site of Individual Entrepreneur Fasakhiev D.Sh. and the industrial park “Arskiy”.

During the inspection, it was noted that entrepreneurial activity at the industrial site of Individual Entrepreneur Fasakhiev D.Sh. are led by 10 residents from various sectors of the economy. The main activities of residents are the production of building materials, furniture and wood products, gas pipes, maintenance and repair of cars. As part of his visit to the industrial site, Midkhat Shagiakhmetov also examined the production facility of TekhnoArsk OOO, which produces stall equipment.

The Minister also visited the new industrial park “Arskiy”, created in 2019. Currently, the industrial park has concluded agreements with 8 residents, 2 of which are already carrying out entrepreneurial activities on the territory of the facility. The enterprises are engaged in vegetable processing and milk production. It is also planned to launch production of dried fruits, meat, oils and fats, cereals and granules from grain crops, whole milk substitutes, production and installation of metal structures, metal products, construction of a concrete plant. Most of the residents are in the process of designing, preparing design estimates. Within his visit Midkhat Shagiakhmetov inspected production facilities of SPK “Soyuz” and “Prirodnye resursy” OOO, where he got acquainted with the vegetables and milk processing enterprise. Also the Minister visited the facilities of the residents at the construction stage – “Armada” OOO and “Povolzhskiy zavod” OOO.

Summing up the business trip, the Minister noted that despite the complicated economic situation in 2020, the enterprises of the region did not stop the production, saved jobs, which was the key task of the republic during the pandemic. Arsk entrepreneurs also played an important role in resolving this issue.

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