So, following the meeting of the Presidium of the State Council, the government was instructed to study the possibility of reducing the rate for SMEs by providing subsidies from the federal budget.

The report must be submitted by March 31, 2021.

Earlier, the Russian authorities took a number of measures to help businesses.

We are talking about soft loans, as well as tax breaks for companies and entrepreneurs.

In particular, insurance premiums were reduced for SMEs.