Russia: Car scrappage regional project by UAZ
Description
By mid-February 2010 another pilot project of car scrappage was prepared in one of the Russian states (Ul'yanovskaya oblast) to support the car production of its car plant UAZ. The old car can exchanged at the official dealer centre on the new car produced by UAZ with the compensation of 50,000 rubles (1,670 US dollars) from the regional budget. This compensation together with another 50,000 rubles which will be given through the federal programme is 100,000 rubles (3,340 US dollars) discount on production of UAZ.
As a part of the Russian car industry support policy, the Russian government announced that owners of light cars older than 10 years (the person has to own a car for more than 1 year) could receive a subsidy of 50,000 rubles if they purchased a new car produced in Russia. There are no special requirements about the old car that can be scrapped under the new scheme. The measure is effective as from 8 March 2010. The Government has assigned 11 billion Russian rubles (250 million Euros) from the state budget.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception: 8 Mar 2010
GTA Evaluation: Red
Related Measures:
Source:
Chernysheva, Viktoriya.Ul'yanovskie vlasti doplatyat 50 tysyach rublei zhelayushim priobresti avtomobil' UAZ. From 17 February 2010. Avaliable from < http://www.rg.ru/2010/02/17/reg-svolga/uaz-anons.html >
Government Response:
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