Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 19The Ministry for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic has already started attracting investors to the Kuril Islands, where a special tax regime is expected to be introduced, fish industry enterprises and tourism projects may be interested in it, said in an interview RIA Novosti, head of the ministry Alexei Chekunkov. In October, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to ensure the adoption of amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation on a special tax regime on the Kuril Islands by August 1, 2022. According to the order, new organizations created in the Kuriles will not be recognized as payers of income tax, land and transport taxes, as well as property tax. They will be able to apply insurance premiums in the amount of 7.6% for 10 years and enjoy the free customs zone regime.
"We are already working to attract investors to the Kuril Islands. In addition to traditional participants in the fishing industry, we will focus on tourism projects. The Kuriles are extraordinarily beautiful,» Chekunkov said.
As the minister noted, companies involved in fishing are interested in the development of processing in the Kuriles. «Investors in tourism projects are in creating new tourism infrastructure facilities. In particular, on Onekotan, where there is the famous Krenitsina volcano and Lake Koltsevoe. There are hot springs on Iturup that are already popular with Russian tourists,» Chekunkov said. » />Chekunkov told about the negotiations on the project of the Danish company on Shumshu