Russia: Car scrappage scheme
Description
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 (337 million Euros) from the state budget.
The Government expects 200,000 cars produced in Russia to be sold as a result of the Russian scrappage scheme.
The government extends the programme for another year provides 10 billion rubles (333 billion US dollars) for this. The prgramme is planned to be finished in 2011.
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? | Yes |
| 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? | Yes |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception: 8 Mar 2010
Duration: 8 months
GTA Evaluation: Red
Related Measures:
Source:
the Russian official newspaper "Rossiiskaya Gazeta" - http://www.rg.ru/2010/01/14/auto-site-anons.html
Government Response:
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