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Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin held strategic session, dedicated to the development of the construction industry and housing and utilities. The Mayor of Moscow took part in it. Sergei Sobyanin.
Participants discussed how the implementation is proceeding development strategies for the construction and housing and communal services industries for the period up to 2030, with a forecast to 2035. It is aimed at achieving one of the national goals—ensuring a comfortable and safe living environment. The strategy was adopted three years ago. In addition, proposals for updating the document were discussed.
"First of all, I would like to note that all key indicators set for the first period—through 2024—were met. Many of them exceeded planned targets," Mikhail Mishustin emphasized.
Since 2022, more than 400 million square meters of housing have been commissioned in Russia. Over 100 million square meters are commissioned annually. Furthermore, 570,000 people have been relocated from 10 million square meters of dilapidated buildings. Nearly 170,000 apartment buildings have undergone major renovations. The procedure for conducting state technical inventory for these buildings has been clarified, and a building inspection tool has been created to update regional capital repair programs. More than 34,000 public spaces and courtyards have been improved.
Thus, we established a solid foundation for the future and significantly increased the urban development potential of the land plots. We significantly shortened the investment and construction cycle—in terms of days, paperwork, and administrative procedures.
Mikhail Mishustin noted that housing and utilities are one of the most sensitive areas for most Russians. Over 3,500 housing and utilities facilities have been built or reconstructed across the country, along with approximately 3,800 kilometers of utility networks. This has improved the quality of services for nearly 24 million residents.
"However, the level of deterioration of such systems in many regions is quite high. And addressing this challenge requires even more intensive work. Therefore, as part of the modernization of utility infrastructure, we have signed memoranda with the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, setting forth clear commitments, including on the implementation of investment programs," the Prime Minister added.
Over the next five years, approximately two trillion rubles in extra-budgetary funding must be attracted for these purposes.
Mikhail Mishustin emphasized that the construction and housing and utilities industries face a number of challenges related to declining demand in the housing market and limited access to project financing.
The government is implementing a wide range of measures to support industries, including to minimize the risk of a decline in the number of new projects. The level of reimbursement to credit institutions for preferential mortgage loans has been increased, and limits for key programs have been expanded.
"At the President's direction, we also launched a program to subsidize interest rates on loans for project financing of housing construction in small towns. To protect citizens' funds from the actions of unscrupulous companies, we extended the escrow account mechanism to individual housing construction. We continue to provide Russian regions with loans on preferential terms as part of the infrastructure program, so they can continue to shape the urban environment and build facilities in key sectors," Mikhail Mishustin explained.
For these purposes, constituent entities of the Russian Federation have the option to write off two-thirds of their budget loan debt. Another 15 constituent entities recently took advantage of this measure.
The Russian Prime Minister added that it is important to continue to do everything necessary to expand housing and road construction, modernize housing and utilities, and improve and expand the necessary infrastructure.
Mikhail Mishustin also stated the need to update the key provisions for the development of the construction and housing and communal services industries and bring them into line with the spatial development strategy, national goals, and activities of the national project Infrastructure for Life.
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