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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Vlad Grinkevich)
in fuel-and-energy, transportation, mining, metallurgy, food processing, and chain retailers such as X5, Kopeika, Viktoria, and Magnit. It is also clear that major coal mining companies have been included for other than economic considerations. Officials understand too well that shutting down mines is fraught with social implications.There is no clear understanding of how the government will assist its favorites. Immediate plans provide only for detailed monitoring of the financial and economic status of the selected companies by profile ministry working groups. Once verified officials will decide what companies need government assistance, and how much.
The government plans to help major companies with a general package of instruments, such as loans, subsidized interest rates on current loans, tax debt restructuring, alleviated customs duties and tariffs, and awarding contracts. Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said that the government is not planning to
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