31 Mar 2014 14:01

Crimea investors will receive tax concessions - Medvedev

SIMFEROPOL. March 31 (Interfax) - Investors who will be implementing their projects in Crimea will receive tax concessions, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.

"The companies that will be implementing investment projects in Crimea could be exempted from certain taxes under the rules for the newly-created special economic zone," Medvedev said at a government meeting in Crimea on Monday.

"The relevant legislation is currently being drafted by the Russian finance and economic development ministries," the prime minister said.