Minselhoz refused foreign help farmers buy tractors.

The Government of Russia has developed a ruling that the 2009 cease subsidizing loans for the purchase of foreign agricultural machinery. This was announced at a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeev. "The decision is already taken. Please draft of the Government to support and adopt" - sends word official RIA Novosti.
According to Gordeyev, such a measure would increase purchases of Russian agricultural machinery. According to ministry plans, the 2009 production of tractors in the country should increase by 26 percent, grain harvesters - by 14 percent and Forage - 17 per cent. In general, over five years to be produced around 250 thousand tractors and combine harvesters.
The decision of the Government connected with the fact that the rate of acquisition of agricultural equipment in Russia over the past three months fell three times compared to the same period a year earlier.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as a whole agreed with the proposals Gordeeva, noting that in a crisis agricultural work at the warehouse, rather than the customer. This, according to Putin, has meant that factories are forced to cut production and fire employees, transmits Interfax.
In addition, the Prime Minister said that the government increase import duties on foreign agricultural machinery for nine months and 15 per cent, but not less than 120 euros per one kilowatt engine power. This measure should also attract Russian peasants to acquire domestic harvesters and tractors.