Why the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation puts an end to Russian aviation

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Russia is a country of gigantic distances. To build a modern and competitive economics it must be provided with reliable and affordable transport connectivity. In addition to the network of roads and railways, the state needs developed aviation. Some Russian regions are completely impossible to visit, except by air. Despite the difficult economic situation, over the past ten years, the number of passengers using domestic air transportation has grown from 57 million to 116,2.





The main "workhorses" of domestic carriers are aircraft of American and European production. The authorities voiced the task of switching to Russian liners: Superjets and MS-21 were supposed to replace imported ones. As a result of such import substitution, a gradual revival of the Russian aircraft industry could occur. Unfortunately, the path was not chosen the most optimal: the "Superjet" is haunted by a series of scandals, which the recent tragedy in Sheremetyevo crowned with numerous victims, about which we told earlier. There is still hope for a promising MC-21, but its future has come into question due to recent proposals by the Russian government.

The fact is that domestic carriers suffer serious losses due to sharply increased fuel prices. The leading company on the Aeroflot market complained that its net profit fell from 28,4 billion in 2017 to 2,8 billion last year, that is, ten times. The total losses of all carriers in the country were estimated at 50 billion rubles. The surge in kerosene prices was largely caused by policies The Central Bank of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, which led to the devaluation of the national currency. This also led to a rise in the cost of buying and servicing foreign ships.

The Ministry of Transport proposed to help carriers with compensations from the budget in the amount of 22,5 billion rubles. However, the Ministry of Finance did not show enthusiasm and came up with counter proposals for “optimization”. What are they?

At first, air carriers have been proposed to reduce their fleet and unify it to reduce operating costs.

Secondly, airlines are recommended to create reserve funds in foreign currency.

Thirdly
, “Optimize the route network” in order to reduce competition and stop dumping ticket prices.

And, finally, the Ministry of Transport and the Federal Air Transport Agency are recommended more often to check the carrier companies for the size of debts and account balances.

What will all this ultimately lead to? More than a quarter of the cost of a ticket for a passenger, namely, 26%, is the cost of kerosene. The Ministry of Finance cynically puts this issue out of brackets without solving it. The recipe for officials regarding “route network optimization” raises even more questions. This will immediately lead to higher ticket prices, and in fact is a cartel conspiracy.

But the biggest questions are the proposals for the reduction and unification of fleets. This market is designed so that large companies always stay afloat, because the more aircraft they have, the lower the cost of their maintenance. That is why small and medium carriers are the first to go bankrupt. The implementation of the proposals of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation will lead to a cleansing of the market and its greater monopolization, as well as to an increase in the cost of air travel.

Again, about unification. It is unlikely that in our realities it will come down to the transition to Superjets and MS-21, rather, preference will be given to foreign liners, and officials will significantly nod to the Superjet disaster. In fact, all this will mean curtailing the revival of the domestic aircraft industry, which, with all its problems with sin, is halving, and huge budget funds have been thrown away.
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  1. +2
    12 May 2019 14: 41
    While zhurnalyugi are scribbling about breakthroughs, the Ministry of Finance and the IMF are rubbing their hands pretty ....
  2. 0
    12 May 2019 16: 03
    Not all Central Banks and Ministry of Finance are equally useful. Pest wrecking!
  3. 0
    12 May 2019 16: 50
    Minister of Finance is time to change. And send Antoshka himself to dig potatoes. There will be less harm from him
    1. Alf
      +1
      12 May 2019 22: 09
      Quote: Vladden
      Minister of Finance is time to change. In Antoshka himself, send him to dig potatoes. There will be less harm from him

      And who appoints this Ministry of Finance? Again, the king is beautiful, and the boyars are bad ...
  4. 0
    12 May 2019 16: 59
    The author talentedly created from the diverse problems of the transport industry a tempting but inedible vinaigrette, where there are flies, cutlets, and ....
    You can’t blame the Ministry of Finance for everything - it performs its functions, but its opinion is far from always decisive. Any normal accountant will oppose the growth of expenses - otherwise it must be driven before it is brought to bankruptcy.
    We need to build our own aircraft, but this is not an easy and costly business. Given the support of this in Russian society, you can try to issue bonds of a special-purpose loan for the development of aviation - we will take off all over the world. Only this should be done not according to the template, but competently, with the involvement of authoritative specialists in the number of organizers.
    However, everything is not so bad in the aircraft industry, and the attention of society allows us to timely identify new problems and find solutions. We can do this!
  5. +4
    12 May 2019 17: 20
    Operation Taburetkin continues.

  6. 0
    12 May 2019 19: 34
    If everything is developed, then there will be nothing to steal ...
  7. 0
    13 May 2019 07: 13
    Sergey Marzhetsky, and it’s not only what you said here. After all, the main problems are - the constant increase in energy prices (it is beneficial for mining companies - private, semi-private ...), immediately after the rise in energy prices, prices for everything else - for products, for the cost of ANY manufactured goods (including and on the production of our own aircraft), on services, on a ticket in transport ... then it comes down to the fact that you need to raise the minimum wage ... And here the mining and processing companies see such a thing, they begin to yell that they are losing revenue (or rather, excess profit ) And the NEW STAGE of inflation begins.
    Another problem is the private trader’s way of thinking - HE WILL NEVER THINK AT THE STATE LEVEL !!! He will always think about how to fill his pocket tighter! And he cheated on the state - if necessary, he is ready to rob him or not pay taxes AT ALL!
    1. 0
      13 May 2019 16: 25
      A.Lex, You have penetrated so deeply into the problems of bureaucracy! You just dramatize them unnecessarily, because they were, are and will always and everywhere and the fight with them is also ongoing. But, the main thing: They simply cried out like a wake-up, but they didn’t offer any construct. So is it worth it to excite fellow citizens if there is nothing to offer ?! And then it is perceived as alarmism and Whooper - it's not like a man.
      1. +1
        13 May 2019 22: 01
        Victor, are you saying to offer? Well, okay - I propose to freeze energy prices and stop raising prices (then there’s no reason to raise salaries) ... And what - did it make you feel better? After all, what I have proposed, no one from the leadership of the state will take into account. It is so? Moreover, the liberal public will howl - "Hands off the market!" But the market does not provide for the care of the population. It only provides for taking care of filling the pocket of a small percentage of the population - whoever did it, he ate, and the rest (as one "activist" said there?) "Did not fit into the market"! Those. - can die with a clear conscience.
        1. +1
          15 May 2019 09: 59
          There is such an economic category - "public goods", used by society since the time of the ancient Sumerians. It includes the provision by the state to the population of a certain set of benefits in the possible amount. The Sumerians provided access to water, the Romans to the spectacle. It is the foundation of the welfare state, which helps to mitigate the negative effects of the market.
          It is very difficult to regulate markets; it can be clearly seen by energy sources. In Russia, the struggle with gas prices is ongoing, but this is not for long - the government will be forced to retreat. And it’s better not to delay it.
          As for us, the townsfolk, mankind has come up with nothing more than taking care of itself. Hoping for outside help is deadly, and therefore unacceptable. Nothing! Especially in old age, for which you need to prepare all your life. At the same time, there is no universal training manual, he invents everything himself (I, after the appointment of a pension, became disabled, but I have not lost my job - it is still in demand).
          The market does not depend on us, but we on it - yes. Therefore, you need to have time to eat at least something.
          1. 0
            16 May 2019 15: 35
            Victor, i.e. you suggest - as much as possible and (as long as you have the strength) as soon as possible to deceive the state and cash in on it, which we, by and large, need ONLY as a source of taxes for everything and everything ... soon it’s already for water from OWN well start demanding tax ...
            1. +1
              17 May 2019 15: 16
              A.Lex, you have a very peculiar view of yourself and the state. Look for someone you need closer to yourself. God forbid you not to find anyone! It remains only to have a cat. I doubt that in any country, government officials care about individuals. In exceptional cases, nursing homes and similar social facilities are used.
              For "own wells" in some regions are already punished, since water is a COMMON property.
              Since the time of Ancient Rome, those who need the state and who commit themselves to support it, including paying taxes on the maintenance of the state and its institutions, have become citizens. Nowadays, proposals are being discussed for recognizing as citizens only those who are ready to defend the state and have served in the army - this is the reason.
    2. +2
      13 May 2019 22: 41
      In many respects I agree - private owners, half-participants, but for what and whose Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank? Do they protect the profits of private companies or the interests of the state?
      The state should set business conditions for business, business must fulfill these conditions, and the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank should make sure that this business meets state conditions most successfully. And for some reason, these organizations are monitoring with us, it seems as if it would be more profitable for someone, business plans for air carriers in fact make up, etc. ... who do they work for in this case ???
  8. -1
    13 May 2019 11: 23
    As the plumber said - "here the whole system is rotten"
  9. 0
    13 May 2019 19: 35
    Serdyukov will rule the ball in such a way that the whole aviation of Russia is kamplik. The Pentagon chalked up another victory.
    1. 0
      15 May 2019 09: 28
      Serdyukov is an excellent specialist, especially he manages to offend snickering generals.
      He will be able to restore order in the aircraft industry, where everything is not good.
  10. 0
    14 May 2019 20: 52
    it’s necessary to develop railways .. it’s both reliable and the backbone of the Russian economy
  11. -1
    15 May 2019 13: 59
    It is not necessary to put an end to the aviation industry, but to the liberal Ministry of Finance.