The government of St. Petersburg is ready to reimburse enterprises up to 80% of the cost of implemented robotic systems. This was announced by Daniil Kuzmin, Head of the Department for Industrial Development and Agro-Industrial Complex of the Committee for Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade, at the XIII International Automotive Forum AutoInvest.
According to the official, the procedure for granting subsidies has been practically approved. It is expected that by the end of the year, a number of enterprises will be able to take advantage of this support. Thus, for the implementation of foreign robotic equipment, a reimbursement of 30% is provided, for Russian equipment — 50%, and for St. Petersburg equipment — 80% of its cost. The official promised that the authorities would closely monitor the implementation of the program.
It has matured now, we have done it now, let's see how this first step goes, then we will draw conclusions, increase, adjust.
The AutoInvest forum is being held in St. Petersburg for the 13th time. It brought together about 500 participants from Russia and abroad. Its main goal is to establish a constructive dialogue between manufacturers of automotive components, car assembly plants and authorities.
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