Banks will give loans to farmers at 150 billion rubles

The Russian banks will provide loans to farmers for the spring field work for a total of 150 billion rubles. This was announced today told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. "I understand that 40 billion had already been received by the producer," - said Putin, meeting of the Presidium of the Government. Loans will be discounted by the interest rate will be granted a subsidy of two thirds of the refinancing, the funds are sent from the federal budget. According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture (Agriculture) Helena Skrynnik department conducts weekly monitoring of interest rates on credit resources, which are defined by the major banks, working with agricultural organizations (Agricultural Bank, Sberbank, in general, the leading state-owned banks). "Average interest rate - 12% on short term loans, we checked for regions. The volume of the total loan portfolio for seasonal work, including cleaning, will be 217 billion rubles, Spring-field - 150 billion rubles, of which 40 credit institutions are precisely in those regions that are already involved spring field work - Southern Federal District, Northeast Caucasus Federal District ", - said the minister." As you have noted, we subsidize two-thirds of the interest rate, 4 billion rubles has already been transferred to the regions, under the co-financing of agricultural organizations receive loans on more favorable terms, "- continued Skrynnik.