Vitebskoblimushchestvo Committee: Regional Round Table on Real Estate Management Held in Polotsk
On June 29, 2023, a regional round table on "Property Management" was held in Polotsk at the Igrow Attraction Center of Belgroprombank OJSC.
Speakers at the event included employees of the Vitebsk Regional Property Committee, the Ministry of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus, and the private company "Business Intellectual Technologies" LLC, Vitebsk. Participants of the round table included representatives of commercial and non-commercial organizations of private and state ownership from Polotsk and Novopolotsk, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties for Polotsk District, the Department of Economics, and the Financial Department of the Polotsk District Executive Committee.
During the round table, an active dialogue was held on legislative novelties and practical aspects of such relevant topics as the disposal of state property, lease relations, taxation, sale of real estate objects, including for one base value, etc.
In particular, legislative novelties in the field of leasing state property were highlighted by Pavel Vladimirovich Lukyanov, Head of the Department for the Disposal of State Property of the Vitebsk Regional Property Committee, who, based on the results of his speech and discussions with the round table participants, emphasized the importance of live discussion of pressing issues, especially in the context of a rapidly changing economic situation in the country.
"The Polotsk region with its special economic potential and direct communication on one platform between representatives of state administration bodies and the business community undoubtedly strengthens and develops this potential. On the one hand, we increase the legal literacy of economic entities, and on the other hand, we receive feedback, information about which problems need to be solved as a priority at the level of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus for the region to achieve accelerated development," emphasized Pavel Vladimirovich.
Questions regarding the use and sale of state property, including for one base value, were answered by Irina Mikhailovna Shkirando, Head of the Sector for the Use of State Property of the Vitebsk Regional Property Committee. Irina Mikhailovna's presentation was effectively supported by a presentation with positive examples of involving unused property in several districts of the Vitebsk region.
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“By the way, property taxes (real estate tax and land tax), along with non-tax revenues to the budget from the sale of real estate (land plots) and rental payments, accounted for about 11% of the district budget revenues or 16 million rubles in 2022. Therefore, the financial department of the Polotsk District Executive Committee is ready to provide all possible assistance in holding such events, and we have invited organizations that are vested with the powers of administrators of the above-mentioned revenues to this round table, both to improve their financial literacy and to discuss possible options for replenishing the local budget,” noted Elena Golubyonok, Deputy Head of the Budget Revenue and Finance Department of the Production Sphere of the Financial Department of the Polotsk District Executive Committee.
“In the Polotsk district in 2022, 13 unused real estate objects were put into economic circulation through sale. For 2023, 19 objects are planned to be put into circulation, 3 of which have already been sold. The work is actively continuing, but in 2023, the legislation regulating the procedure for managing and disposing of state property has undergone changes, so it is high time to discuss law enforcement practice with the relevant state administration body and potential buyers at a round table and continue to work for results. By the way, in 2023, it is planned to alienate: a non-residential building in the agro-town of Zelyonka, former kindergartens in the village of Voronichi, agro-town Matyushi, a school in the agro-town Rudnya, etc. Detailed information can be obtained from the Economy Department of the Polotsk District Executive Committee by phone 46-22-62,” urges Alesya Terzyan, chief specialist of the Economy Department.
In addition to communal property objects of the Polotsk district, economic circulation also includes objects of business entities. In particular, issues related to the procedures for alienating real estate objects were submitted to the round table by the Polotsk Bakery, a branch of Vitebskhleboprom OJSC, and the open joint-stock company Polotsk-Steklovolokno OJSC.
“PSV OJSC has been offering its production and administrative buildings located in Polotsk at Uspenskaya Street for sale since 2022 through the Polotsk City Entrepreneurship Support Center. Currently, due to changes in legislation and the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 330, the process has been suspended as the company is forced to adjust its internal local legal acts regulating property disposal procedures. Furthermore, by government directive, in conjunction with the Polotsk District Executive Committee, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and other interested parties, the company is actively seeking a buyer and simultaneously exploring the possibility of establishing a year-round health resort (sanatorium-resort) organization based on the "Cosmos" children's health camp, which is partially state-owned and partially owned by PSV OJSC. In these working conditions, any open communication, exchange of opinions, and practices with colleagues, partners, and especially with authorities and government bodies is simply necessary and highly productive,” shared her opinion Maria Savchenko, Head of the Property Management Bureau of PSV OJSC.
The regional round table was truly held in a working atmosphere. A total of over 30 people participated in the event, including representatives of communal enterprises from Polotsk and Novopolotsk, and small and medium-sized businesses in the region, in particular, BELGRISA-plus LLC, Morskoy Briz PE, and others. From the Councils for Entrepreneurship Development of Novopolotsk and Polotsk District, participation included: the Polotsk City Unitary Communal Consulting Enterprise "Entrepreneurship Support Center" and the Novopolotsk Center for Entrepreneurship and Real Estate Communal Unitary Enterprise.
“Of course, organizing such an event took a lot of effort and time, but when you summarize its results with colleagues, partners, and new acquaintances, it becomes obvious to everyone that in addition to improving professional skills, financial, tax, and legal literacy in general, we are uniting the region and attracting the attention of active, development-oriented people not only from the region but also at the national level, and the Igrow Attraction Centers ecosystem greatly facilitates this. My colleagues from Novopolotsk and I have already begun discussing options for holding a joint meeting of the Entrepreneurship Development Councils of Polotsk District and Novopolotsk. We hope to hold it in the summer, possibly even in July,” shared Alexander Golubyonok, Director of the Polotsk Entrepreneurship Support Center.
The event was concluded by Ekaterina Isachenko, Partner Relations Curator for Igrow Attraction Centers at Belgroprombank OJSC for the Vitebsk region – “I sincerely thank all the speakers and participants of the round table. In the Polotsk region, we are finding more and more like-minded people, and I want to confirm our interest in actively supporting the development of the Polotsk regional entrepreneurial ecosystem by sharing the best practices of Igrow Attraction Centers and our partners across the country.
Source: vitebsk-region.gov.by