Legislative Assembly deputies returned Orenburg powers on outdoor advertising

For the implementation of the redistributed powers, an increase in the number of state civil servants by four people was required, which led to an increase in the expenses of the regional treasury for 2023 in the amount of 5 million rubles. Also, a state state state institution was created, carrying out state functions in the interests of the state authorities of the region, with a total number of employees of 20 full-time units - this led to an increase in the expenditures of the regional budget in the amount of 25 million rubles only for 2023.

The changes are due to the need to optimize the conditions for the implementation and development of trade activities, as well as relations in the field of advertising in Orenburg.

Four years later, the Governor of the Orenburg region Evgeny Solntsev proposed to return these powers back to the city, leaving the Ministry a tidbit in the form of issuing permits for the construction of capstroy facilities. The head of the region sent the draft law to the Legislative Assembly on October 22. On November 11, deputies unanimously voted in favor. The redistribution will take place from January 1, 2027.

The devolution story looks like a classic bureaucratic pendulum. In 2022, they were taken from the city, explaining it as optimization, and spent 30 million rubles from the regional budget: 5 million for four new officials and 25 million for the creation of an entire institution with a staff of 20 people. Four years later, it became clear that the powers should be returned. Governor Yevgeny Solntsev proposed to transfer outdoor advertising and non-stationary trade to the city, but to leave the region issuing permits for the construction of capobjects. The deputies voted unanimously, and from January 1, 2027, the city will again begin to deal with these issues. The question is what has changed over the past four years and why is it that what once seemed necessary to take away is now being returned. For residents of Orenburg, this may mean that advertising and trade decisions will become closer to the city, but at the same time, the question arises: what will happen to the 20 staff units and institutions that were created under these powers? If they are no longer needed, it would be logical to cut costs, but the report does not say so.

Do you think that the transfer of powers should be accompanied by a reduction in the bureaucratic apparatus that was created for these tasks, or will such institutions find a new application?