New housing for the needy in the Minsk region in January-June 2014 increased by 49% to 423.6 thousand square meters. This was announced today Chairman of the Committee for Architecture and Construction of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee Sergey Cowards at a meeting of Minsk City Executive Committee, which considered the results of socio-economic development of the Minsk region in the first half of 2014, BelTA has learned.
In the first half of the Minsk region commissioned 734.8 thousand. Sq.m total area of housing, which is 66.8% of the annual target. According to Sergei Troussov the end of August will be achieved almost all indicators of housing construction, the implementation of which was planned in January-September.
For citizens who are registered in need of better housing conditions, commissioned 423.6 thousand. Sq.m total area, or 57.6% of the total volume of completed dwellings. Compared to the same period in 2013 commissioning of housing for these people increased by 140.1 thousand. Sq.m, or 49%.
Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Semyon Shapiro instructed to check the terms of construction, which are now being built in the area, if necessary, to recruit additional stroyorganizatsii. Semyon Shapiro also drew attention to the cost of new housing. "In some cases, the price per square meter is overstated. This problem should be solved, people are waiting for this," - he stressed.
Assessing the results of socio-economic development of the region as a whole, Semyon Shapiro noted that the region has reached a good indicator. Thus, in the first half gross regional product at current prices Br47,8 trillion, an increase compared to the same period in 2013 by 2.9%. Foreign trade turnover in the whole region in January-June amounted to $ 6 552.6 million, or 101.5% over the same period of 2013. The positive balance of foreign trade amounted to $ 1 038 800 000. Nominal gross average wages in the region in the first half amounted to Br5 662,3 thousand. Br5 the forecast 589 thousand.
However, Semyon Shapiro urged to focus on the development of agriculture. In the first half of agricultural production in all categories of farms in comparable prices made up 94.1% over the same period of 2013. Among the priorities voiced by the governor, the construction of new pig farms, pig population recovery and an increase in the number of cattle.