1. Optimizing the Relationship between Oil Exporters and the Government
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Optimizing the Relationship
between
Oil Exporters and the Government
Yaroslav
Kouzminov, Higher School of Economics Moscow, Russia

2. Export specificity 8.3 million 3.4 million Production Export
Energy resources
are main items of the federal budget
UKOS
Lukoil
8.3 million
Production
Surgutneftegas
barrels per day
TNK
3.4 million
Export
Sybneft
Tatneft
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3. Poor regulation of officials’ activities (terms, jurisdictions etc)
Reasons for inefficiency
Low effectiveness of executive authorities
Poor regulation of officials’ activities (terms, jurisdictions etc)
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4. Exporters’ problems 2. Export confirmation 3. An application
A custom
2. Export
confirmation
3. An application
for VAT return
An application
for an export
confirmation
5. VAT Return
The Department
of Taxes & Duties
4. An order for
the Treasury
The Treasury

5. Export confirmation process at present
Exporters’ problems
Export confirmation process at present 10
days
(according to the law)
Export
custom
Export
confirmation
Up to 3 months
In fact
Export
office
Export
Permission
Internal
custom
to export
180
days
VAT
for application to DTD
in price
VAT return 4 - 5
Exporter
days
Purchase
Custom
Application
for export
Application for
of МТР
declaration
confirmation
VAT return 2 - 3
weeks
The decision about VAT
return is being taken
Order to treasury
DTD
Bank
Payment
confirmation
Up to 3 moths
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6. Consequences for exporters
Exporters’ problems
Consequences for exporters
The period between the date of export and the date of VAT return can be up to several weeks
A temporary withdrawal of funds from circulations damages exporters and, finally, Russian economy on the whole.
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7. Analysis of the situation
Exporters’ problems
Analysis of the situation
Difficulties – combination of problems:
poor regulation of inter-departmental interaction
VAT returns procedures were handled by request only
“manual” technologies of information sharing based on hard copy documents
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8. Analysis of the situation
Electronic administrative regulations
Analysis of the situation
Solutions:
The organization of inter-organizational electronic document circulation
The use of electronic administrative regulations
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9. EAR – Electronic administrative regulations
documents in digital form which describe the order of planning, organization and registration of operations, aimed at achieving organization’s goals
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10. Electronic administrative regulations
EAR development
Standard acts and legal documents
Goals and tasks of activity
Duties, authorities, jurisdictions, responsibilities, scope of work, instructions
ЭАР
EAR
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11. Electronic administrative regulations
Expected results of the project of
The State Customs Committee and
The Department of Taxes and Duties 25
Billion
rubles
Savings of economic agents
90 %
Time savings
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12. Conclusions and recommendations
Conclusions about the
causes of the problems
“Mechanical” integration of departmental procedures. Lack of understanding of a complex character of inter- departmental interaction.
Lack of systemic methods and formal analysis.
Insufficient knowledge of modern information technologies.
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