I. Metshin: “Step by step, we need to make clear and transparent work conditions for the self-employed”

(KZN.RU, May 20, Ksenia Shvetsova). On June 30, the first large-scale market is planned to be held in Gorkinsko-Ometievsky forest. More than 200 self-employed are expected to participate. In total, 3804 people registered in this status in the capital of Tatarstan. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, instructed to actively attracting the self-employed to mass events and telling them about the tools and support measures that they can count on at the Business Monday today.

Today, more than 10 thousand people have already registered as self-employed in the territory of Tatarstan. 3804 ones work in Kazan, said Artur Valiakhmetov, the chairman of the Committee for Economic Development. Over the past month, the number of Kazan citizens who have decided to work legally has increased by 800 people.

“It is important for us to show that getting out of the shadow will allow them to take advantage of various social benefits and support measures which are now being developed in Kazan”, said A. Valiakhmetov. In his opinion, these activities form the basis for the development of a draft city program to support self-employed citizens. A few certain provisions of them have already been reflected in the activities of city services. Thus, together with the Directorate of Parks and Squares, a schedule is developed for carrying out systematic work of markets for selling products and services of self-employed. They are being involved in various public events in the public spaces of the city.

On June 30, the first large-scale market with the participation of self-employed is planned to be held on the territory of the Gorkinsko-Ometievsky forest. It is expected that it will bring together about 200 entrepreneurs from various fields: fitness, beauty, tutoring, entertainment services for children, handmade, confectionery and farm products. They will be provided with places for selling products and demonstrating the services. It is also planned to use the self-employed at other major events of a city scale in the parks and squares of the city.

Events will be held for the self-employed at the next largest regional platform for the promotion of creative projects in the field of catering, services and entertainment Open Space Market on May 25 and 26. The fair will include lectures, master classes on the most important issues, inviting representatives of tax authorities, experts from the All-Russian public organization “Opora Rossii”, representatives of the Self-Employed Support Center and other specialists, said A. Valiakhmetov. “Counseling on topical issues will be organized both for those who have already decided to legalize their business, and those who are still thinking about it”, noted the speaker. “We also invited banks to the event to discuss the city’s lending program”.

The fair will display stands with information relating to the activities of the self-employed with the announcement and accreditation of participants for upcoming events in the parks of the city. Thus, citizens could register as self-employed to participate in a large-scale market, which will be held on June 30 in the Gorkinsko-Ometievsky forest.

“Step by step, we need to make clear and transparent work conditions for the self-employed. As many of them as possible should go out of the shadows and use those levers, tools provided by federal, republican and municipal regulatory documents”, said Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan. “I ask you to constantly “measure the temperature” and remember that this is one of our priorities this year”.

Tatarstan, along with three subjects of the Russian Federation (Moscow and Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts) is participating in a pilot project to introduce a new special tax regime on professional income. Self-employed citizens participate in the project voluntarily. Both individual entrepreneurs and individuals who will work in a special tax regime with significant advantages can be registered as self-employed.