OREANDA-NEWS. February 26, 2009. The RF Ministry of Industry and Trade fixed a list of vehicle equipment produced on the territory of the country for the federal executive authorities. The list includes practically the whole model line of series-produced KAMAZ trucks and NEFAZ buses.

State and commercial banks which extend credit to natural persons to purchase domestic vehicles receive two thirds of the refinancing rate of the Central Bank as a refund. The compensation will make from one third to a half of credit payments. 2 billion roubles are allocated for this. Support will also be given to buyers of vehicles produced by AvtoVAZ, Sollers, UAZ, Samotlor-NN, ZIL, Shumerlya Plant of Purpose-Built Vehicles, GM-AvtoVAZ, and the enterprises of the GAZ Group.

It means that they started realizing the government programs made public at the end of last year at the All-Russian Conference in Naberezhnye Chelny with participation of Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Russian Government. In addition to higher customs for foreign vehicles, null rates for rail transportation to the Far East, a broadened vehicle fleet of special services, the state proceeds to preferential crediting when buying domestic vehicles.

As it was announced earlier, 12.5 billion roubles in all were additionally allotted from the federal budget for purchasing domestic vehicle equipment. The means will be sent to the Ministry of Defense (4 billion roubles), Ministry of Public Health and Social Development (3.76 billion roubles) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (2.43 billion roubles). The Ministry of Defense will purchase KAMAZ trucks almost for the whole allotted sum.

The local authorities will similarly support customers and automotive enterprises forming a company town. Speaking at the Government Hour in the State Duma Tatyana Golikova, Minister of Public Health and Social Development of the RF, informed that the RF regions will be granted a subsidy of 20 billion roubles to purchase domestic vehicles.