GENIC (Kherson region), June 25The adoption of the law on the creation of a free economic zone (FEZ) in the new regions of the Russian Federation will attract even more enterprises to invest in the economy of the Kherson region, Acting Governor of the region Vladimir Saldo told reporters on Sunday.
Earlier, Saldo said that about 20 companies are already implementing projects in various sectors of the economy of the Kherson region.
«The adoption of the law on free economic zones will become for them (companies — ed.) a specific incentive to translate their intentions into reality. It is impossible to predict exactly how many such companies will be. The economy loves accounting and control, let's wait for the statistics on the results of the work of the free economic zone in the Kherson region, at least for a certain period — a month, quarter, half a year,» the acting governor of the region said.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the creation of a free economic zone (FEZ) in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.
The law provides for the creation of free economic zones in these regions for a period until the end of 2050, which can be extended. The Ministry of Construction of Russia will become the authorized body for the regulation of this SEZ, and its managing company will be the public law company «Territory Development Fund».
The Kherson region became a constituent entity of the Russian Federation following a referendum held in September 2022. At the same time, the Ukrainian side does not recognize its legitimacy and continues to shell the territory of the region. Today, 75% of the territory of the Kherson region is under Russian control, and part on the right bank of the Dnieper, including Kherson, remains under Ukraine.