• Income tax: reduction of the rate to the regional budget to 12.5%

• Property tax: exemption for newly created/acquired property

• Land tax: exemption

• Rent of land in state/municipal property on preferential conditions

• Rent of real estate in state property of the Nizhny Novgorod Region on preferential conditions

• Term of tax benefits – 5 years (with the possibility of extension to 7 years)

• Government guarantees of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

• Subsidizing some expenses for interest on loans (in the amount of ½ refinancing rate)

The following support measures are provided for agricultural enterprises with an investment of at least RUB 2.5 billion that implement priority investment projects:

• Reimbursement of costs for the creation of utility infrastructure/technological connection to electric networks/utility networks

Status granting:

The status of a priority investment project of the Nizhny Novgorod Region may be granted to investment projects implemented on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, if one of the following conditions is met:

• The investment project is implemented in the municipal district (urban district) of the Nizhny Novgorod Region with a subsidy level more than 5%

• The investment project has an investment volume of over RUB 100 million

  The total amount of benefits provided to the investor may not exceed the amount of investments for the implementation of the investment project.

The total amount of benefits provided to an investor cannot exceed the amount of investments aimed to implement an investment project.

The support is provided by:

The Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 439-06-62

Contact person:

Marycheva Stella

Head of the Department for Examination of Investment Projects and Applications

+7 (831) 419-54-15

Investors benefits:

• Income tax: the tax rate reduction to the regional budget to 5% for 5 years, 10% – for the next 5 years

• Property tax: exemption

• Land tax: exemption

• Benefit period: 10 years

Conditions for obtaining TAD resident status.

The Sarov TAD:

• Not less than rub 5 million of project investment

• Eligible economic activities  

Volodarsk and Reshetikha TAD:

• Not less than RUB 2.5 million of investment in the first year of the project implementation

• At least 10 new jobs within the project

• Eligible economic activities

The support is provided by:

Sarov TAD

Contact person:

Sysoeva Anna

Director of the Department of Economic Development

+7 (83160) 4-23-41

official@adm.chk.nnov.ru

The Volodarsk and Reshetikha TAD

Contact person:

Zakharov Aleksander

First Deputy Head of the District Administration, Head of the Construction, Housing and Utilities Department

+7 (83136) 4-09-79

official@adm.vld.nnov.ru

Laws and regulations:

• The maximum subsidy amount is RUB 15 million

• Calculation of subsidies - 0.8 key interest rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

Conditions for subsidy obtaining:

List of expenses to be subsidized:

• Land acquisition

• Design work

• Reconstruction of premises

• Purchase of fixed assets

• Certification

• Acquisition of instrumentation and test equipment

The support is provided by:

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 435-11-08

Contact person:

Titov Artem

Head of the Department of State Support

+7 (831) 435-16-64

Laws and regulations:

Conditions for subsidy obtaining:

Up to 80 percent of the actually produced and documented costs for the promotion of domestic products on electronic trading platforms and for the payment of services for the creation of own online store are subject to reimbursement, but not more than RUB 3 million per year

The support is provided by:

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 435-11-08

Contact person:

Vaganov Sergey

Head of the Department of Civil Industries

+7 (831) 435-17-23

Laws and regulations:

• Compensation of costs ( profects form RUB 2.5 billion ) for creation of:

– Engineering infrastructure

– Technological connection to electric networks

– Networks/ Utility networks

• Reimbursement of some expenses for paying loan interest:

– Investment loans (up to 10 years) - 100% of the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

– Short-term loans (up to 1.5 years) - 80% of the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

• Reimbursement of up to 50% of the insurance premium accrued under the agricultural insurance contract:

– in the field of crop production – when insuring the risks of loss (death) of crops

– in the field of livestock production – when insuring the risks of loss (death) of farm animals

– in the field of commercial aquaculture (commercial fish farming) - when insuring the risks of loss (death) of commercial aquaculture objects.

The support is provided by:

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 439-09-85

Laws and regulations:

Benefits offered to investors:

• Income tax: exemption

• Property tax: exemption

• Land tax: exemption

• Land lease: reduction of state/municipal land lease fees

• Accelerated depreciation for SIC fixed assets

• Term of tax benefits - 10 years

Conditions of benefits provision:

• SIC are concluded on projects with an investment of at least RUB 750 million

• The projects should provide for the creation or modernization of industrial production and the creation of jobs, development of industrial products at the created (modernized) production capacities and mandatory investment costs

Benefits offered to investors:

• Stability of business conditions for the investor

• Tax benefits

• Granting the "Made in Russia" status for products with a contingent localization condition

• Access to public procurement

• Access to subsidizing

• Creation of infrastructure facilities by constituent entities of the Russian Federation, special land lease conditions

Conditions of benefits provision:

• SICs for not more than 15 years for projects with an investment volume of up to RUB 50 billion. For projects with an investment volume of more than RUB 50 billion – not more than 20 years

• The preferential income tax rate is valid to the extent that tax and non-tax expenses of the project budget do not exceed 50% of capital investments

• The term of SIC can be extended by the Government of the Russian Federation if restrictive measures established by a foreign state apply to the investor

Responsible authority:

Consulting Center of the Industry Development Foundation of the Russian Federation

 8 (800) 500-71-29

+7 (495) 120-24-16

ask@frprf.ru

Laws and regulations:

Benefits for participants of the ISTC "Quantum" Valley":

• Income tax: 0%
• VAT: 0%
• Property tax: 0%
• Insurance premiums: 14%
• Customs payments: none

Conditions for obtaining:

• A legal entity is established in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation
• The executive body of the legal entity is permanently located on the territory of the ISTC "Quantum" Valley". The executive body can stay outside until the ISTC "Quantum" Valley’s" infrastructure put into operation, but no longer than 3 years. At this time, the legal entity must carry out scientific and technological activities within the framework of the agreement with the management company
• A legal entity has been carrying out scientific and technological activities in accordance with its constituent documents before applying for the status of an ISTC participant during 1 year or more

Provision of benefits oversees:

 JSC «Management company of ISTC "Quantum" Valley"

+7 (831) 213-57-13

official@noc.kreml.nnov.ru

Legislative framework:

Benefits for investors:

• Stabilization clause (non-deterioration of the investor's position is guaranteed), is applied to the following payments, support and business rules:

– profit tax, property, transport and land taxes, the payment procedure and terms of compensation of the VAT, new taxes and fees;

– conditions of urban development and land use;

– the timing and scope of the support measures provided;

– for investment over 10 billion rubles - export customs duties, separate non-tax payments, (payment for negative impact on the environment, payment for the use of water objects, utilization and environmental fees), payment for the forest.

• Subsidy for reimbursement of infrastructure costs. Up to 50% of the costs (up to 100% of the costs in relation to objects for use by other consumers) for the following types of infrastructure are subject to reimbursement:

- transport;

- energy;

- communal;

- social;

- digital.

Subsidy to pay interest on loans or coupon income on bond loans for the construction or reconstruction/modernization of infrastructure facilities:

• less than 50% of the costs to the supporting infrastructure facilities during 5 years;
• less than 100% of the costs to related infrastructure facilities during 10 years.

Subsidy to pay interest on loans or coupon income on bond loans for the construction of new or reconstruction/modernization of existing real estate objects or the creation of intellectual property results during the implementation of an investment project – less than 50% of the costs for 5 years.

Conditions for obtaining benefits:

• It is concluded in relation to new investment projects launched after May 7, 2018

• Implementation of capital investments in the following volume:

For the conclusion of federal APPI

(The Russian Federation – region of the Russian Federation – municipality – investor)

1. Projects in the field of healthcare, education, culture, physical culture and sports: from 750 million rubles.

2. Projects in the field of digital economy, environment, agriculture, food and processing industry, tourism: from 1 500 million rubles.

3. Projects in the manufacturing industry, air terminals, urban and suburban public transport, transport and logistics centers: from 4.5 billion rubles.

4. Projects in other areas: from 5 billion rubles.

For the conclusion of regional APPI

(region of the Russian Federation – municipality – investor)

Regardless of the field of activity: at least 200 million rubles.

4. Projects in other areas of the economy: from 10 billion rubles.

Supervised by:

The Ministry of Economic Development and Investment of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

strategic investment project support department

+7 (831) 419-48-57

+7 (831) 419-51-05

osip@minec.kreml.nnov.ru

A new investment project is the creation and maintenance of new or reconstructed objects of fixed assets. Financing of such infrastructure facilities should be started no earlier than January 1, 2021.

The maximum amount of the subsidy is up to 100% of the engineering infrastructure facilities creation’s costs.

Conditions for obtaining a subsidy

Funds must be spent on:

• Engineering surveys
• Designing
• Examination of project documentation and/or engineering survey results
• Construction
• Reconstruction
• Commissioning of infrastructure facilities
• Connection of capital construction facilities to engineering and technical support networks

Areas of new investment projects:

• Agriculture
• Mining of minerals
• Tourism activities
• Logistics activities
• Manufacturing industries
• Housing construction
• Housing and communal services
• Construction or reconstruction of highways (concession)
• Road sector (public-private partnership)
• Public transport
• Construction of airport infrastructure
• Provision of electric energy, gas and steam
• Promising industries of regions of the Russian Federation (according to the Spatial Development Strategy of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025)

Supervised by:

Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of the Nizhny Novgorod Region,

Department of strategic investment projects support

+7 (831) 419-48-57

+7 (831) 419-51-05

osip@minec.kreml.nnov.ru

The corporate competitiveness enhancement program is a program of the organization's activities aimed to increase competitiveness, production and export products.

The program provides a subsidy to compensate the part of the interest on loans to organizations implementing corporate programs to improve competitiveness.

Access to concessional lending mechanisms is provided in the following areas:

• Letters of credit

• Forfaiting

• Loans to foreign costumers and their banks

• Post-export financing and international factoring

• Investment loans for the creation of export-oriented production in Russia and / or abroad

The support is provided in the form of the reimbursement of interest rates to credit institutions, who finance:

• Organization of Russian production facilities in foreign countries or export-oriented production facilities in the Russian Federation - no more than 60 billion rubles per project

• Other export financing - no more than RUB 30 billion per project

Terms and conditions:

Implementation period: from 2 to 5 years, no later than December 31, 2024

One of the following conditions has to be met by the organization:

• conclusion on confirmation of products production or written obligation of the confirmation of products production in the Russian Federation, excluding pharmaceuticals (received a license for medicine production for pharmaceutical manufacturers)

• was received on the confirmation of the production of products or a written obligation was submitted to obtain (submit) an conclusion on the confirmation of the production of products in the Russian Federation (drug manufacturing license - for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products)

• Products are exported (subject to export) for subsequent use by Russian industries in foreign countries

Supervised by:

Russian Expert Center

8-800-550-01-88

+7 (495) 937-47-47

info@exportcenter.ru

Legal and regulatory framework:

Conditions:

• Reimbursement for up to 70% of the CBR key rate

• Loan term of at least 3 years

• Loan from RUB 150 million to RUB 7.5 billion

• Commissioning of production capacities under the project after January 1, 2017

• Loan funds do not exceed 80% of the project cost

Authorities responsible for the provision:

Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Foundation

8 (800) 500-71-29

+7 (495) 120-24-16

ask@frprf.ru

Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Contact person:

Grishina Daria

+7 (495) 870-29-21 (доб. 215-18)

grishinadv@minprom.gov.ru

Laws and regulations:

Costs for:

• Payment of raw materials, materials and components necessary for the production of a pilot lot

• Payment for the manufacture and/or acquisition of instrumentation and test equipment used for the production of a pilot lot

• Acquisition of consumables

• Logistic costs for the supply of a pilot lot

• Remuneration of workers employed in the production of a pilot lot does not exceed the average wage in the region

• Engineering and design of the pilot lot

Authorities responsible for the provision:

Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Foundation

8 (800) 500-71-29

+7 (495) 120-24-16

ask@frprf.ru

Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

Contact person:

Olesya Bogdanchikova

+7 (495) 870-29-21 (доб. 22041)

bogdanchikovaoa@minprom.gov.ru

Laws and regulations:

Terms of provision:

• Subsidy of not more than 80% of the cost of product transportation under an export contract

• Product transportation was carried out not earlier than October 1 of the year preceding the current financial year

• Products were transported from departure points located in the Russian Federation to the final destination by road transport of not lower than the 3rd ecological class, railway transport, water transport, on its own or several modes of transport

• The costs correspond to the established limits

Responsible authority:

Unified reference service of Russian Export Center JSC

+7 (800) 550-01-88

+7 (495) 937-47-47

Laws and regulations:

• Development projects:

     - Loan amount – RUB 20-100 million

     - Interest rate - up to 3% 

     - Loan period – up to 60 months

• Components:

     - Loan amount – RUB 20-100 million

     - Interest rate - up to 3%

     - Loan period – up to 60 months

• Timber industry projects:

     - Loan amount – RUB 20-100 million

     - Interest rate - up to 3%

     - Loan period – up to 60 months

Responsible authority:

Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Fund

8 (800) 500-71-29

+7 (495) 120-24-16

ask@frprf.ru

Regional Foundation for the Development of Industry and Venture Investments in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 296-09-40

info@frpnn.ru

Lending

• Loan interest rate:

- up to 4% – for small and microbusiness

- up to 2.5% – for medium-sized businesses

• Amount of money

- from 50 million rubles

- up to 200 million rubles – for micro-enterprises

- up to 500 million rubles – for small enterprises

- up to 1 billion rubles – for medium-sized enterprises

• Timeframe:

- up to 10 years, including 5 years of grace period:

during the first 3 years the rates are 2.5–4%, then 2 years the rate of the Program "1764", valid at the time of the contract's conclusion

• The list of banks participating in the program

Responsible authority:

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 435-11-08

Contact person:

Titov Artem

Head of the Department of State Support

+7 (831) 435-16-64

Leasing or financial lease is a long-term lease of property, its transfer for temporary use on the terms of payment, urgency and return or redemption.

Types of leasing:

1. Financial leasing assumes that at the end of the contract the object becomes the property of the lessee. To do this, lease payments are calculated in the way to cover the market value of the object, or at the end of the lease, a fairly large redemption payment is paid.
2. Operational leasing is issued if the lessee is not interested in transferring ownership of the object to him. During the term of the contract, an individual uses the leased object, making lease payments that do not cover the total cost of the object. At the end of the agreement, the object is returned to the lessor.

More detailed information about the financial instrument "Leasing" can be obtained from representatives of leasing companies operating in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Corporate bonds are securities issued by commercial companies to finance their activities.

Types of corporate bonds:

* classic

* stock exchanges

* commercial

Their differences are in the registration authority and in the sites where they are sold.

More detailed information about the financial instrument "Corporate Bonds" can be obtained from the members of the Pool of co-organizers of the issue of corporate bonds, the list is posted on the website of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Professional participants of the financial market interested in joining the Pool of co-organizers of the issue of corporate bonds of the Nizhny Novgorod region, consultations are available by phone:

The Nizhny Novgorod Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs – +7 (831) 433-33-29

Volga-Vyatka Main Branch of the Bank of Russia – +7 (831) 430-55-09

• Loan amount – RUB 50-2000 million

• Interest rate – 1-3% p.a.

• Loan period –up to 7 years

Loans are provided for the following financing programs:

• Development projects

• Components

• Leasing projects

• Labelling of goods

• Collecting a set of components and resources

• Labor productivity

• Car parts

• Priority projects

• Environmental projects

• Transport machine building

Responsible authority:

Consultation Center of the Industrial Development Foundation

+7 (800) 500-71-29

+7 (495) 120-24-16

ask@frprf.ru

Crediting:

• Loan rate: not higher than 8.5%
• Loan for investment purposes up to 10 years, loan amount from 0.5 million to 1 billion rubles
• Loan for working capital replenishment up to 3 years, the amount of the loan for working capital replenishment from 0.5 million to 100 million rubles

Responsible authority:

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 435-11-08

Contact person:

Titov Artem

Head of the Department of State Support

+7 (831) 435-16-64

Crediting:

• Microfinance:

     - Loan interest rate: 10% per annum

     - Loan amount: RUB 50 thousand to RUB 5 million

     - Loan period: 36 months

• Lending programs subject to job creation:

     - Loan amount: RUB 50 thousand to RUB 5 million

     - Loan rate: 6.5%

Provision of guarantees:

• Guarantee amount: up to RUB 25 million

• Consideration amount: 0.5%

• Guarantee amount: up to 70% of the obligation

Responsible authority:

Agency for the Development of the Guarantee System and Microcredit Company for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of the Nizhny Novgorod Region

+7 (831) 296-09-33

info@garantnn.ru

«UMNIK» Program

Grants to young scientists in the amount of RUB 500 thousand for 2 years

R&D term: 12 to 24 months

«START» Program

R&D grants up to RUB 10 million

Term of project implementation: 1.5 to 3 years

«Development» Program

R&D grants for projects of the National Technological Initiative”, up to RUB 20 million

R&D term: 12 to 24 months

«Commercialization» Program

Grants to companies that have completing R&D for the creation or expansion of the manufacture of innovative products

Grant amount: up to RUB 20 million

Term of project implementation: 1 year

«Internationalization» Program

Grants to small innovative companies in the amount of up to RUB 15 million to support the export of products

Term of project implementation: 18 to 24 months

«Cooperation» Program

Grants to small companies for the implementation of innovative projects for further commercialization through a large company with a developed distribution network.

Maximum grant amount: RUB 25 million

Term of project implementation: 18 to 24 months

Responsible authority:

Representative of the Bortnik Foundation in the region, Nizhny Novgorod Innovation Business Incubator

+7 (831) 469-01-64

info@bi-clever.ru

• Information provision (sending of relevant information on current state support measures and planned activities to investors)

• Consulting (advising investors on state support, procedures for doing business)

• Support of applications to federal authorities on assistance to investors in the implementation of their projects

• Assisting in the creation of a business infrastructure, which includes the selection of land for production in accordance with the investor’s technical conditions