The State Property Committee has prepared draft Presidential decrees on the sale of OJSC shares

June 14, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. The State Property Committee has prepared draft Presidential decrees on the sale of enterprise shares at auctions and tenders. This was announced to a BELTA correspondent by the Chairman of the State Property Committee, Georgy Kuznetsov, during a direct telephone line held at the committee today. "Perhaps as early as August, we will be able to hold the first auctions of the current year," Georgy Kuznetsov noted. At the same time, he emphasized that this process will differ from what happened in 2011. For each enterprise to be sold at auction or by tender, a Presidential decree will be issued. "We have already submitted coordinated draft Presidential decrees for two enterprises to the Council of Ministers. Work is underway for about 15 more enterprises. We are preparing decrees, sending them for approval, and considering issues related to tender conditions," said the head of the committee. Thus, Georgy Kuznetsov emphasized, there is no longer a privatization plan adopted for 2011-2013, nor lists of enterprises for sale. In Belarus, any enterprise can be privatized if there is an investor and the price of the object is determined. Therefore, a different procedure for preparing and making decisions on sales is in effect. The Chairman of the State Property Committee also reported on the progress of involving unused and inefficiently used property in economic circulation. Currently, there are 147.2 million square meters of space in Belarus. Of this amount, unused facilities account for slightly more than 1%. This is a small volume, Georgy Kuznetsov believes. Some of this unused property needs to be demolished, some areas need reconstruction, and the rest should be sold. "We sell such property with a price reduction and for one base value," stated Georgy Kuznetsov. However, there are not many buyers for such objects. The decree No. 6 "On stimulating entrepreneurial activity in towns, small towns, and rural areas" can give impetus to this process. Today, many entrepreneurs are already interested in such facilities in small towns and rural areas. "This will help us to involve unused property in circulation," noted the head of the committee. At the same time, he stressed that the work on involving property in circulation is ongoing, systematic, and planned. -0-