Duties on foreign cars are immortalized

Temporary increase in customs duties on imported foreign cars became permanent. Since the beginning of 2011 will come into force on the Customs Union, which will capture the increased prices two years ago. Eighteen months ago, in the midst of crisis, the Russian government decided to support the domestic auto industry by raising tariffs on imported cars from other countries. It was planned that the increased rates will apply from January to October 2009, but before the expiration of the barrage rates extended for several more months - until July 12, 2010. After a few days and this period expires, but the government is idle - no orders to repeal or the next renewal is signed. The trick is that the temporary import duties on foreign cars in Russia have consolidated into a single tariff of the Customs Union, the action begins with January 1, 2011. Another deception of the state - a temporary measure has become perpetual. Back in May of this year, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov suggested that the duties on imported cars in Russia can be reduced, but noted that tariffs on used cars will remain the same. And now the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Andrei Dementiev noted that the current level of tariff rates should stay at least until 2015. Thus, the interests will be protected by the domestic automobile industry. Recall that in the winter of 2009 when the new fees take effect, the Far East have declared mourning period for a normal life. As you know, selling used cars to the Japanese market fed many families in the Far East. Have lost their main income people staged action on Fierce cold, but the government was deaf to their appeals. Motorists are required to stimulate sales of Russian cars is not increasing taxes, but the quality of their products on our car factories. That buyers were in the showroom for a worthy purchase, not of despair. Over time, people's actions came to naught, but the people's discontent is not cool to this day. In Vladivostok, even wanted to erect a monument to the right handlebar, in memory of the foreign cars that have lost the Russian buyers because of the fees. Government assistance was very useful for domestic brands. According to a representative of AvtoVAZ in 2009, has sold 427,600 cars of this brand. This year, unlike other manufacturers Volzhsky no plans to lower the bar for the production of car kits. The company has assured that all descended from the conveyor machine can implement. And this will help them avtohlama recycling program, which started in March 2010 and will last until next year. For the three months of the program to issue vouchers to 50,000 rubles for old car AvtoVAZ sold 46,333 cars program participants. Raising taxes has helped not only lags by 30 years on the west AvtoVAZ, but the "guests of the Future", which decided to build their plants in Russia: BMW, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Skoda, Peugeot, Citroen, Mitsubishi, Renault, Toyota, Hyundai and so on. Foreign manufacturers have studied the peculiarities of the Russian market in the pre-crisis time, when there was a sharp increase in sales of foreign cars in our country. And now they are focused on affordable models costing up to 600 thousand rubles, as well as on the crossovers and business class. Now the brands that have received Russian citizenship, about 70% of sales compared to imported into our country with new foreign cars. Previously, they shared the Russian sale of about half. Of the ten best selling models of new cars in Russia, nine produced in our country. Text: Olga Zabelkina.