Investment in people
The draft of the main financial document was presented to deputies of parliament by Deputy Governor and Director of the Finance Department of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Albina Svintsova. According to forecasts, consolidated budget revenues in the next three years will amount to 1.14 trillion rubles, expenses – 1.27 trillion, including direct income to the treasury of the Autonomous District, are expected to amount to 1.04 trillion, and expenses to 1.17 billion. In 2024, the region plans to earn 342.6 billion rubles and fulfill obligations worth 389.6 billion rubles.
“The budget is socially oriented, investment-oriented and balanced. Despite all the difficulties and challenges of modern times, in the medium term it is important to ensure the stability and sustainability of the financial system. This will allow us to solve all strategic tasks for the development of the social sphere, infrastructure and improvement of the quality of life,” said Albina Svintsova.
Although the budget of the Autonomous District was approved with a slight deficit, expenses on health, education, construction of housing, roads and social facilities far exceed the figures for 2023. Thus, in 2024 almost 64 billion rubles to support families and children. For social protection of the population – 44 billion, 22 percent more than in 2023. Spending on health and education will also increase by eleven percent and amount to 67 and 57 billion rubles, respectively.
“The region remains true to itself: investment in people is a priority. This is the merit of everyone who participated in drawing up the budget. Thanks to the competent redistribution of funds, the economy will receive an additional boost, We will all fulfill social obligations and move towards achieving strategic goals,” stressed the head of Parliament, Sergei Yamkin, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Teach and treat
Next year, Yamal will continue to renovate and build new hospitals; For example, in Novy Urengoy it is planned to open surgical and radiotherapy buildings, acquire modern diagnostic equipment, digitalize medical services and develop a rehabilitation system. About three billion rubles have been allocated for the free purchase of medicines for the beneficiaries. In addition, an individual program codenamed “Healthy Family” will be introduced, which includes a variety of screening examinations. It includes both couples planning a pregnancy and children under three years of age, in whom genetic studies will help identify a predisposition to hereditary diseases. The “Baby Yamal” project will also continue to exist, where mothers and newborns receive a set of necessary items for the first year of life.
For the younger generation of Yamal residents, it is planned to renovate 66 kindergartens and 53 schools, 12 of them within the framework of the renovation program, and build 30 new educational facilities. In addition to the 75 existing “Growth Points”, where children acquire knowledge in technological, humanitarian and digital fields, six more will be opened. Also among the key tasks is the transformation of the secondary vocational education system to meet the needs of the real economy. The federal project “Professionalism” consists of new workshops, laboratories and internships for students in companies where they will go after defending their diploma. The education of schoolchildren in pre-professional classes will be more practically oriented and will include a comprehensive introduction to their future specialty.
Renew roads and housing stock.
The total volume of budget allocations for the implementation of state programs of the Autonomous District for 2024 will amount to 351 billion rubles. Only for the development of the energy, housing and communal services complex will be allocated 33 billion rubles, 23 percent more than the 2023 level. The target investment program will increase by 50 percent and will exceed 52 billion rubles, spending on the development of transport infrastructure will increase by twelve percent, and road infrastructure by thirteen percent. The size of the road fund of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is planned at 4.7 billion; Next year, 94 kilometers of regional roads and 88 kilometers of municipal roads will be brought into normal condition.
Yamal will also maintain high housing commissioning rates. For the implementation of the state program “Development of the construction and housing sector” 164 billion rubles will be allocated over three years, of which 48 billion in 2024, 28 percent more than this year. Next year it is planned to relocate 160 thousand square meters of emergency funds, and in total in 2026 this figure will reach 500 thousand.
In total, in three years Yamal will spend 38.6 billion rubles on the implementation of national projects. In particular, spending on culture will almost triple. A center for the history and development of the Arctic “Arktorium” will be built in Salekhard, an oil and gas museum will open in Novy Urengoy, and the modernization of children’s art schools will continue. In addition, in 2024 the first international competition for young musicians “Yamal Symphony” will be held. In the field of physical education and sports, it is planned not only to build multifunctional complexes, but also to hold spectacular tournaments on a regional and all-Russian scale, for example, the playoff series of the National Junior Hockey League and the Finals of the Russian Cup of synchronized skating.
Manage competently
“Well-thought-out tax and investment policies, investments in industrial projects, support for businesses and timely restructured logistics today give results in the form of growth in budget revenues. This allows the state to invest in what the people needs more,” Viktor Kazarin commented on the vote. results, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy, Budget and Finance of the Legislative Assembly of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
The largest taxpayers of the Autonomous District remain fuel and energy companies: Gazprom, NOVATEK, Gazprom Neft, Rosneft – they account for 92 percent of the treasury’s income. The main sources of income in 2024 will be: income tax, the planned collection level of which is 132.2 billion rubles, corporate property tax – 117.7 billion and personal income tax, 56.3 billion.
According to Maxim Lazarev, head of the “FAIR RUSSIA – PATRIOTS – FOR TRUTH” faction in the Yamal parliament, the approved budget takes into account all modern realities, now the task of all branches of government is to manage it wisely. Denis Sadovnikov, deputy of the LDPR, noted: although the document uses a basic economic scenario, this allows Yamal to develop, and Elena Kukushkina, representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, assessed the dialogue between the authorities and the opposition. As a positive point, the key points that were asked to pay close attention to in the expense structure are taken into account.
“Achieving national goals requires significant resources: financial, organizational and labor. In addition to rethinking management approaches. The Yamal budget includes funds to fulfill the assigned tasks. We intend to continue creating conditions to attract additional investments to the region, using all opportunities for this, including tax incentive tools,” summarized Viktor Kazarin, leader of the United Russia faction.
Photo: Press center of the Legislative Assembly of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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