Chelyabinsk farmers will save 184 million rubles after reducing the agricultural tax rate

Support for agricultural enterprises in the Chelyabinsk region will continue in the coming years, so for 2022-2023 it is proposed to maintain a reduced rate on the unified agricultural tax, as well as zero it for attracting personnel to the countryside, so farmers will be able to save more than 180 million rubles, the press reported. regional government service.

Earlier, the head of the region, Aleksey Teksler, noted that over the past years, a number of decisions have been made to optimize the tax system in the region, for example, since 2020, a number of rates for the simplified taxation system have been reduced. "For this and last year, the single agricultural tax rate was halved - to 3%. I propose to keep the reduced UAT rate for another 2 years for all categories of payers of this tax, and this is more than 1,200 legal entities and entrepreneurs across the region," - Texler said.

At the same time, he proposed to support developing farms and enterprises, for those who expand production, additionally attract personnel to the village, "to zero the UAT rate for the current and another 2 years for those taxpayers who maintain or increase employment from the previous tax period."

"The decision of the regional governor to maintain the halved rate of the unified agricultural tax for another 2 years, as well as zeroing the UAT rate for agricultural enterprises that create new jobs, is in demand and relevant for the entire agrarian community of the region. Tax service data on shortfall in income for 2021 have not yet been received , but preliminary it can already be said that the shortfall in revenues of the regional budget with a decrease in the rate will amount to 184 million rubles in 2022-2023. another important measure to support the activities of farmers," the press service quotes the words of the Minister of Agriculture of the region Alexei Kobylin.

At the same time, funds are additionally allocated from the regional budget to support areas that are relevant for the region and ensure the stable operation of the agricultural sector, he specified. This year, regional livestock support has increased by 90 million rubles to 275 million rubles, it was received by 40 farms and 219 farmers and individual entrepreneurs, he explained.

The regional component of compensatory subsidies for milk and meat production, breeding, crop production, and agricultural insurance increased to 102.4 million rubles. "Together with the federal budget, compensatory subsidies will amount to 487.7 million rubles, 176 million rubles have already been paid. Another 290.8 million rubles will be incentive subsidies for growing vegetables, providing grants to seed farms, developing specialized beef cattle breeding and milk production. In total, compensating 390 households received subsidies, 236 - incentives," he added.

One of the forms of support for farms, according to the Ministry of Agriculture of the region, is the provision of grants for the development of family farms - the results of the corresponding competition were summed up in June. 4 farms became the winners of the competition, the total amount of grants will be 36.2 million rubles, the press service reports. Farmer Vladimir Palamarchuk from the Verkhneuralsky district grows wheat, flax, alfalfa and barley, last year the farm received the status of a seed-growing farm and sold about 300 tons of wheat, flax and alfalfa seeds following last year's harvest. “The development of the economy was seriously hampered by the lack of sorting equipment for the preparation of small-seeded crops and oats. Alfalfa seeds had to be transported to Ufa for part-time work, and these are additional costs for the service and transport. Special equipment is also needed to clean oats from wild oats.

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In addition, farmer Vasily Grebenshchikov in the Kartalinsky district plans to expand his beef herd. And according to farmer Sergei Smirnov from the Uvelsky district, he plans to purchase a tractor and a front loader for fodder.