Over 10 years, 1 trillion 712 billion rubles of investment have been invested in the economy of the Republic of Crimea

Over 10 years, 1 trillion 712 billion rubles have been invested in the republic’s economy. investments, including more than half – private. Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea Yuri Gotsanyuk announced this at a meeting of the State Council of Crimea.

Last year, more than 10 thousand new jobs were created, and wages are growing. Over the past year, it increased by 13% and amounted to 46,825 rubles, the income of Crimeans as a whole increased by 11.3% and amounted to more than 32 thousand rubles. Unemployment fell to a record low of 3.3%. This is also thanks to comprehensive support for small and medium-sized businesses. As of January 1 of this year, a record number of SMEs was registered — 208 thousand, which is 1.3 times more than a year earlier. In 2014 — 89 thousand. In 2023, 18.2 thousand people were employed with the assistance of the employment service. 1,688 people were sent for retraining and additional professional education— quotes the press service of Yuri Gotsanyuk.

According to the Prime Minister of Crimea, the republic’s income increased by 10% compared to last year and amounted to 103 billion rubles.

The implementation of the program to improve public finances continues, which has led to a decrease in shadow employment, an increase in budget revenues and an increase in the wage fund. Work is underway to involve land and property in tax circulation, their number has increased by 10.7%. The consolidated budget amounted to 322 billion rubles, which is 13% more than in 2022, the expenditure portion was spent by 99.1%. This is the best figure in all years. I thank my colleagues, managers and committee members for their professionalism and responsibility, worthy work results,” notes Yuri Gotsanyuk.