In the Crimea proposed to expand support for the tourism industry in emergency situations

In Crimea, more than 3.2 thousand enterprises of the tourism industry and catering received state support in an emergency situation. According to the Minister of resorts and tourism of the Republic Sergey Ganziy, the Government of the Russian Federation sent a proposal to expand the list of supported activities, reports “Crimea 24”.

From the federal budget to support the hospitality industry of the Crimea allocated 3.7 billion rubles. According to him, to date, more than 3.2 thousand enterprises and 36,000 workers have received assistance. The amount of payment is three minimum wages for each employee.

In addition to direct payments, there are a number of other measures for business. Among them is the deferment of insurance premiums, the deferment of rental payments, as well as the reduction of payment for the use of republican and municipal property.

The government is proposing to expand the program. According to Hanziy, the Government of the Russian Federation sent a proposal to increase the list of activities that need support in emergency situations. First of all, we are talking about excursions and the organization of cultural events: they also belong to the hospitality industry and need to retain staff.

According to the ministry, expanding the list of economic assistance measures will allow retaining another 1,500 industry entities. In addition, concessional loans are offered for business recovery, funds for employee salaries and business support, including refunds due to cancellation of bookings.

The state of emergency of a regional nature was introduced by the decree of the head of the republic of June 26, 2026. In July, the authorities announced the first package of measures for business, later they expanded.

In addition, on October 19, 2026, the Government of Crimea approved the procedure for subsidies to employers for partial compensation of downtime payment: the limit is two-thirds of the average salary, the calculation is proportional to the time worked; organizations and individual entrepreneurs registered in Crimea can apply for a subsidy, subject to notification of the employment service through Work in Russia and passing the selection in the Electronic Budget.

By October 20, the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism has completed two stages of accepting applications. On October 16, the third stage started, for which it is planned to allocate up to 150 million rubles.