December 05, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The company "Surgutneftegas" and representatives of the Northern indigenous peoples discussed  key problems of the interaction on the areas of traditional nature management.

Deputies Chairman of the Ugra Government Vladimir Karasev, Gadji Amirov, Alexei Ovsyannikov, representatives of the oil company administration, regional executive authorities and local authorities and also delegates of the public organizations "Ugra Salvation", "Union of the Reindeer Herders in the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug".

The parties developed general principles of the work, aimed at implementing economic agreements between indigenous peoples and company "Surgutneftegas".

There were considered  issues concerning taxation of compensational payments to indigenous peoples for the damage of their ethnic residence by oil companies. Besides, it was discussed the draft document which recommends enterprises of the fuel and energy sector to make these payments according to norms and standards per each members of an indigenous family. It is aimed at creating equal conditions for all recipients of payments. At present each oil company establishes the amount of compensations always without taking into account real needs of aboriginals. This initiative will be finalized and submitted to the Ugra Government for the consideration.

December 05, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

In Ugra it is created the Foundation for Support of Investments Development into Small and Middle Business – such a decree of the Government was signed by Governor Alexander Filipenko.

He will head the Board of Trustees of the new non-governmental organization. The members of this Board are Deputy Chairman of the Government Gadji Amirov, Director of the Department for Economic Policy Lyubov Semeshko and Director of the Finances Department Nadezhda Boiko.

The Observatory Board is headed by Deputy Chairman of the Government for Investments and Innovations Kirill Morozov.

The Ugra Government is a founder the Foundation and contributes the property in the amount of 100 million rubles as a fee.

The Order of granting subsidies for the implementation of municipal programs of small and middle business development was adopted as well as order of compensation of expenses for organizations which form the infrastructure of the support. To get support the municipalities should submit necessary applications and program of the development including the calendar plan of its implementation. Subsidies are granted after submission of necessary documents. In  case of inappropriate use of budgetary subsidies or untimely submission of report documents, the subsidies should be paid back to the budget of the Autonomous Okrug.