
The authorities plan to provide tax preferences for the development of the energy storage industry
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the state's readiness to provide assistance in creating battery production, including providing tax preferences for the development of energy storage technologies.
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The President of the Russian Federation spoke at the opening of the first complex in the cluster for the production of electric batteries.
The Russian authorities will provide assistance in the creation of battery production, including in terms of tax preferences, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The head of state, during the opening of the first complex in the electric battery production cluster, drew the attention of companies to the need for continuous improvement of technologies in the field of energy storage.

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