On Friday, March 4, the State Duma of Russia adopted a number of laws to increase the stability of the economy and help citizens in the face of foreign sanctions.

Later, this package of documents was approved by the Federation Council.

“All existing support measures will be preserved, the social obligations of the state will be fulfilled.

Regardless of the challenges and problems our country faces.

These issues are under the constant control of the President,” said State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.

According to the approved laws, the government, if necessary, will be able to independently carry out additional indexation of pensions, the cost of living and the minimum wage.

At the same time, it is planned to introduce a moratorium on inspections of small and medium-sized businesses in 2022, as well as IT companies until the end of 2024.

It also simplifies the procedure for purchasing medicines by medical organizations.

In addition, Russians and companies are once again eligible for credit holidays, even if they have already used this option during the pandemic.

“A borrower, which can be an individual, as well as a small and medium-sized business entity, has the right to apply to the lender until September 30, 2022 with a request to change the conditions for servicing a consumer or mortgage loan,” the State Duma noted.

In addition, the laws provide for the launch of a new stage of capital amnesty.

Now, unlike previous rounds of the program, entrepreneurs will be able to legalize cash in Russia, as well as futures and options.

“As we can see, the sharpest moments are starting to go into sharp regulation.

This had to be done promptly, thereby minimizing the costs of Russians and businesses against the backdrop of a difficult geopolitical situation.

Next week, new measures will be discussed, in particular, issuing loans below the key rate for trade and export industries, ”said Alexander Kalinin, president of the all-Russian public organization of small and medium-sized businesses Support of Russia, in a conversation with RT.

business ultimatum

Meanwhile, the government issued a warning to foreign companies wishing to leave the Russian market.

According to First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, relations with such businesses can develop according to three scenarios.

“First, the company continues its full-fledged work in Russia.

At the same time, the supply of raw materials, materials, components necessary for the production process is ensured in full, labor obligations to employees are fulfilled,” Belousov said.

According to the second option, foreign shareholders will have to transfer their share under the control of Russian partners, and later they will be able to return to the Russian market.

According to Andrei Belousov, the government discussed the initiative with entrepreneurs, and some investors have already taken advantage of this opportunity.

The third option implies the final cessation of the company's work in Russia, the closure of production and the dismissal of employees.

The government will regard this as actual and deliberate bankruptcy.

“In this option, we will intervene through the accelerated bankruptcy procedure, since the absolute priority for us is to maintain employment and the social well-being of our citizens,” Belousov emphasized.

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As the Deputy Prime Minister recalled, the Russian authorities have been supporting foreign and joint ventures for many years, counting on deepening localization and creating new jobs.

The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers stressed that the government's measures will support business activity in the country and will help maintain employment.

“It should be noted that most companies do not want to leave the market, but they are forced to do so by the sanctions of the NATO countries.

Businesses are under unprecedented pressure, and businesses have to take such difficult steps.

That is why the government offers several options,” said Alexander Kalinin.

As the specialist explained, in the first option, companies receive full state assistance for uninterrupted operation, and in the second case, they only temporarily come under Russian control.

If the business nevertheless decides to completely leave the Russian Federation, it will have to fulfill all obligations to employees.

“If the companies refuse these obligations, then an accelerated bankruptcy procedure will be launched and the company with the remaining infrastructure will come under Russian control, but already forcibly.

Now the business will have to choose which way is better to go,” Kalinin added.

According to him, if the company suspends activities, it must pay employees downtime in the amount of two-thirds of their salary.

In the event of a long downtime, the company voluntarily passes under external management or an accelerated bankruptcy procedure is launched, the expert emphasized.

Shattered Myth

Recall that on February 21, Vladimir Putin announced the recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR, and on the 24th he announced the start of a special operation to protect the Donbass republics from aggression from Ukraine.

In response, the European Union, the United States, and a number of other countries announced the introduction of anti-Russian restrictions.

Restrictions, in particular, affected the companies and banks of the country, and it was decided to disconnect seven credit institutions from the SWIFT system.

The sanctions also affected the supply of high-tech products to Russia.

Along with this, half of the Central Bank's gold and foreign exchange reserves were frozen and the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was canceled, while the EU and the USA closed their airspace to Russian aircraft.

Against this background, a number of Western companies announced the termination of work in the Russian Federation.

“The suspension of companies in Russia shows the complete destruction of the Western myth about the complete independence of their business.

Previously, there were many comments and claims against Russia that business in the country is closely connected with the state.

But it turned out that in the West he is not just connected, but dependent ... Western policy is based on myth-making, and it has now suffered serious damage, ”said Vladimir Olenchenko, senior researcher at the Center for European Studies at IMEMO RAS, in an interview with RT.

Vladimir Putin also commented on the situation with the departure of foreign enterprises from Russia.

As the head of state emphasized, the country may suffer certain losses, but it will be able to cope with this challenge.

“If someone does not want to cooperate with us within the framework of a single cooperation and harms himself in this way, he will, of course, harm us too.

But in what?

We will have to shift some projects a little to the right, acquire additional competencies, as we did, for example, in aviation.

But we will still solve the tasks that are before us, and even ultimately benefit from this, ”the president said.