In one of the forum sessions, 26-year-old A. Vaino, who works as the director of the Young Professionals Department for promoting new projects at the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, spoke about the need for state incentives. And he admitted that they “practically do not exist,” writes the “Agentstvo” portal.
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Instead of support, such Russian companies face additional risks that both businesses and regional authorities want to avoid. Eventually, a situation was reached where regional authorities recommend entrepreneurs not to take state subsidies, because in case of an error, the regions will have to rescue the companies, said A. Vaino.
A similar view was expressed by Andrey Shubin, executive director of “Opora Rossiji”. He noted that entrepreneurs do not take subsidies from the state because “after any subsidy, the prosecutor’s office comes, an inspection.” Any innovative support measure “is equally accompanied by complete control of any ruble allocated from the state budget.”
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Sees repression and crackdowns
At the age of 20, A. Vaino began to lead the youth initiatives department of the Government’s Agency for Strategic Initiatives. This is a Kremlin-controlled development institute that promotes social, entrepreneurial, and technological projects, including initiatives publicly supported by Vladimir Putin.
According to the “Agentstvo” portal, A. Vaino’s words show that even the ruling elite see the repressive nature of the political and economic system created in Russia.
