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OREANDA-NEWS. Ministry of Industry and Trade resumed the state program of preferential leasing of vehicles, which applies to transactions with commercial vehicles (including light commercial vehicles) that are produced in Russia. Leasing companies – the participants of the program - will provide lessees with 10% of discount on the cost of vehicle on the stage of the advance payment. Lessors’ falling revenues will be compensated by targeted subsidies of State. The total budget of the program is 5 billion rubles with the prospect of a further increase.

According to the forecast of the leasing company Carcade, a state program with a budget of 5 billion rubles will allow Russian companies and entrepreneurs to acquire more than 18 million units of commercial transport on preferential terms. State support will also promote the lease share increase in the sales of vehicles. So, due to subsidy programs, the share of leasing in the sales of trucks this year could rise up to 60%, whereas by the end of 2015 it was 52%.

"We hope that in future the state support will be extended also to leasing transactions of inexpensive passenger cars of domestic assembly, also used by small and medium businesses as commercial vehicles," - said General Director of Carcade, Alexei Smirnov.

Recall that in 2015 Carcade took an active part in the state program of preferential leasing. The company's customers - businesses and companies of various fields of activities - bought by state program 2185 cars of various types in leasing.