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The Alabuga Special Economic Zone is particularly special because, while most of the zones around Russia have been ear-marked for IT, the Alabuga zone is intended to become a ‘cluster’ for automobile construction.
What special tax privileges will companies enjoy? Sergei Narvatkin, expert from the department of foreign activity for the territorial board of RosOEZ for the Republic of Tatarstan, says: "Firstly, machinery and components imported to the zone are exempted from import duty and VAT for the duration of their stay in the zone. There is no export duty either. Tenants are also exempted from several local taxes, such as property, land and transportation taxes."
The federal and regional administrations are also spending R10 billion ($300 million) on essential infrastructure to support the zone.