This was reported on the official website of the Russian government.

According to the text of the document, the discount should be 50% of the average market value.

Subsidies will go directly to software developers.

Those who receive such a payment will have to reduce the price of their products for small and medium-sized businesses.

“The payments will be administered by the Russian Fund for the Development of Information Technologies.

He, with the assistance of the Ministry of Digital Industry, organizes a competitive selection of development companies ... The adopted decision will stimulate the introduction of Russian software, support the domestic IT sector, ”the official statement says.

To finance a new support measure this year, it is planned to allocate 1 billion rubles, in 2022, 2023 and 2024 - 2 billion rubles each.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, small and medium-sized businesses have suffered the most.

According to him, the government has provided a whole range of measures to support entrepreneurs.