In St. Petersburg, preferential loans and tax deferrals for…
In St. Petersburg, preferential loans and tax deferrals for businesses affected by attacks on Wildberries were announced.
Consensus
- The Saint Petersburg government is developing support measures for businesses affected by drone attacks on Wildberries facilities.
- The support will include low-interest loans of up to 5 million rubles from the city's microfinance fund.
- Loan interest rates will range from 3% to 10.5% per year.
- Tax deferrals or installment plans are being prepared for businesses with confirmed damage from extraordinary circumstances.
- The measures are being developed under the direction of Governor Alexander Beglov.
- The attacks occurred in July and August, with incidents at multiple Wildberries warehouses in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
- The attacks involved drone strikes, resulting in fires and injuries.
Points of divergence
- One person was injured in the August 4 attack on a Wildberries warehouse in Krasny Bor. — fontanka
- A total of 17 drones were shot down in the region during the August 4 incident. — fontanka
- The attack on July 24 lasted about 4 hours and resulted in the destruction of 59 drones by air defense forces. — fontanka
- The fire at the Wildberries warehouse in Novosaratovka covered over 50,000 square meters and injured three people. — fontanka
- Governor Alexander Dronchenko of Leningrad Oblast announced support measures for approximately 1,500 sellers affected by the fires. — fontanka
- The vice-governor mentioned the support measures in a messaging app called 'Maks'. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (3 sources)
- In St. Petersburg, tax breaks and payment deferrals for businesses affected by attacks on Wildberries were announced — Фонтанка
- Authorities of St. Petersburg will develop measures to support sellers — Коммерсантъ
- Business of St. Petersburg will get deferrals and loans after attacks on Wildberries warehouses - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Key entities
- Saint Petersburg
- Wildberries
- Kirill Polyakov
- Alexander Beglov
- Neva
- Capital of the North
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Fund of Microfinance