“Your decision on the postponement of the payment of taxes and contributions to social funds for more than 1.5 million organizations and individual entrepreneurs, SMEs in the affected sectors has been implemented. The total amount of taxes transferred amounted to more than 217 billion rubles, ”the minister reported to the Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the meeting.

The head of the Ministry of Economic Development also spoke about the situation with the provision of credit vacations.

“At present, the number of appeals of SMEs to banks for restructuring or deferral under this federal law amounted to 35 thousand appeals, of which 60% have already been approved,” Reshetnikov noted.

He added that from individuals received 146 thousand appeals. 

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the preparation of the third package of measures to support the economy.