In the Duma changed the procedure for financing the modernization of agribusiness

The lower house passed the first reading of the bill, which complements the federal law "On the Development of Agriculture"

Funds from the budget will be directly allocated to finance the modernization of agribusiness. This was stated by the head of the Duma Committee on Agrarian Issues Nikolai Pankov .

State Duma at the plenary session on Tuesday, December 17 adopted on first reading a bill that complements federal law .

« On the development of agriculture" new direction of state - providing technical and technological modernization . As noted Pankow in 2013 to retool agribusiness through the state company "Rosagroleasing" was sent 2,242 billion rubles, and in 2014 for these purposes will be allocated 2 billion rubles .

« We in the committee and the Ministry of Agriculture to consider revision of the parameters of financing under the state program of agricultural development. I think that here we can also see an increase in this component , "- quoted by ITAR -TASS statement Pankov . For its part

member of the State Duma Committee on Industry Alfiya Kogogina noted that the bill introduces a new focal area of state support for agriculture - "providing technical and technological modernization ».

« This is a fundamentally important decision - said the MP. - The bill comes from the fact that the key to the revival of the village - the development of production, its technical and technological modernization . Simply no other way . The rest, as Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with delegates of the All-Russian Congress of municipalities - is a social security . Yes, sometimes it is necessary, but historically no future ».

Kogogina recalled that the village and had not previously had no state aid , but "money is not always spent effectively , and often easy to spend ." "The bill offers a fundamentally new form of state support for agriculture ," - said the deputy .

« Taking this bill , we show a good example of the regions. I hope that they will follow our example " - she concluded .

recall that the federal law " On the Federal Budget for 2013 and the planning period of 2014 and 2015 ", starting this year , provides subsidies to agricultural producers for reimbursement of the costs of providing technical and technological modernization of production ».