The Government of the Russian Federation is constantly modifying the methods of assistance and support to people in need, depending on internal and external economic, political factors. Such measures include a subsidy.
Subsidy: concept and signs
To subsidize is, first of all, to help. Support is expressed in money or in kind and is provided at the expense of state budgets at various levels, including the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
Subsidies are characterized by the following symptoms:
- Gratuitousness. Money provided and their equivalents are not required to be returned.
- Target nature. The goals, objectives and needs that this type of financing and support implies are regulated by law.
- Connecting business entities to the process.
- Strict regulation by the legislature. In order to avoid abuse by those in need, the legislation of the Russian Federation strictly spells out the stages and principles of subsidizing.
The main legal acts regulating the scope of subsidies:
- Budget Code of the Russian Federation.
- Federal Law "On State Social Assistance" dated July 17, 1999 No. 178-FZ.
Eligibility for subsidies: who and why
Subjects that are subject to cash and material assistance:
- individuals
- legal entities;
- downstream budgets.
The main meaning of subsidizing is to fund. Based on this, categories of people in need are legally defined:
- Individuals have the right to apply for a subsidy if they have documented their status as: low-income, in need of help with housing issues, unemployed, beneficiaries affected by natural or man-made disasters. The above persons are young / large families, pensioners and people with disabilities. Financing in such cases is directed to solve problems with housing, treatment, work.
- Legal entities have the right to resort to state assistance if certain criteria are met: participation in significant projects in which the state is interested (for example, livestock, funeral services, street lighting, etc.), lack of income, etc. In this case, assistance is provided also in various forms: cash, lower interest rates on loans and other options.
- Subordinate budgets are supported by the state in those cases when financing is required for certain expenses of the budget legislation.
The procedure for obtaining subsidies
The stereotype “free cheese is fraught with a mousetrap” in this case does not work. However, with respect to subsidies, the trap is that you will have to work hard to collect and prepare the necessary documents, as, incidentally, in other areas affecting state support.
To receive a subsidy is quite real. The list of documents is regulated in legal and by-laws, assistance in collecting (for individuals) is provided by social protection departments, and a developed network of multifunctional centers will greatly facilitate the passage of this stage. The public services portal is also accessible to everyone and provides a number of advantages compared to personal use (discounts / electronic queue).
And, as they say, do not be shy if financial assistance is required, because "and the mosquito will dump the horse if the wolf helps."