Residents of the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone in 2021 invested over 28.5 billion rubles in the creation and development of high-tech industries in the capital, which is more than 3 times higher than in 2020. This was told by Vladimir Efimov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and property and Land Relations, the press service of the DIiPP reported.
"The volume of investments of SEZ residents in 2021 is 3.2 times higher than the result of the previous year, when more than 8.8 billion rubles were allocated for the creation and development of high-tech industries in the capital. In addition, compared to 2019, when companies invested 6.5 billion rubles in the city's economy, the indicator increased 4.3 times," said V. Efimov, whose words are quoted in the message.
The largest volume of investments was provided by pharmaceutical and microelectronic enterprises, added Vladislav Ovchinsky, head of the Moscow Investment and Industrial Policy Department, whose words are also quoted in the message. "More than 50% of all investments by residents of the special economic zone in 2021 fell on manufacturers of medicines, medical devices and equipment. In total, during the operation of the capital's SEZ, the companies located there have invested more than 64.6 billion rubles in the city's economy," he said.
The Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone, subordinated to the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy of the city, includes five sites with a total area of 223.3 hectares. One of them is in Printers, four more – "Alabushevo", "Micron", "MIET" and "Angstrom" – in Zelenograd.
Special support measures are envisaged for residents, for example, they are exempt from paying property, transport and land taxes, as well as customs duties. The income tax rate for such enterprises is 2%. There are also benefits for the lease of land allocated for the construction of the enterprise, and upon completion of such, it is possible to redeem the leased land for 1% of the cadastral value.
