Government support has allowed farmers to acquire RF in 2016 almost 2 times more agricultural than in 2015

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on the implementation of the Plan of Action of the Government of the Russian Federation aimed at ensuring sustainable socio-economic development of the Russian Federation in 2016, and support for priority sectors of the industry in 2017. The meeting was attended by Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Alexander Tkachev, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
According to him, this year aimed at supporting agricultural machinery of the federal budget funds allowed to purchase about 12 thousand. Units of agricultural machinery with state support. "Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has already transferred subsidies to producers of agricultural machinery in full. As a result, in 2016, farmers purchased with state almost in 2 times more new domestic agricultural machinery on the previous year ", - said Alexander Tkachev.
Paragraph 15 of the Plan of Action of the RF Government in the economy, in 2016 provides for the implementation of agricultural engineering programs, including subsidies to producers of agricultural machinery - 8 billion rubles. In addition, the federal budget for 1862 laid million rubles in 2016. to support the agricultural machine. Thus the total amount of subsidies to producers of agricultural machinery to recover the cost of production equipment, sold to farmers at a discount, amounted to 9 862 million rubles in 2016.
In 2015, the amount of subsidies paid amounted to 5 195 million rubles. 6405 units were sold. agricultural machines, including 979 tractors, 2,195 combine harvesters, forage harvesters 106 and 3125 units of other types of equipment.