TOMSK, 31 OctParallel imports helped stabilize the situation on the Russian market, but since it interferes with the development of domestic developments, its further use must be justified, said Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev.
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“The lack of justification for the further use of the parallel import mechanism, which has largely fulfilled its role in stabilizing the situation on the goods market,” does not contribute to increasing innovative activity in the real sector of the economy, he noted at an offsite meeting in Tomsk.
Speaking specifically about the situation in Siberia, Patrushev drew attention to the implementation of import substitution plans. The purpose of this work is to localize the production of critical types of products. However, the Security Council Secretary added, it has not yet been possible to solve all the tasks to achieve technological independence.
«Investment and innovation activity of companies, especially in the markets of knowledge-intensive and technological products, has increased slightly. An economically justified balance between domestic consumption, export and import of industrial products, primarily critically needed for achieving technological sovereignty,” he listed other problems.
As a result, the Secretary of the Security Council continued, “domestic companies often continue to focus on purchasing ready-made foreign products and do not use the scientific and technical potential available in the country to carry out promising developments.”