MOSCOW, November 12 (RAPSI) – Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday signed an order extending deferral for payment of taxes, fees in advance and insurance for small and medium businesses and individual entrepreneurs hurt by the coronavirus pandemic for another three months.

The tax holidays are to be extended in particular for tourist and hotel businesses, businessmen and organizations engaged in the organization of conferences, exhibitions, spheres of sports, culture, entertainment, catering and public kitchen, the Government’s Chairman stated.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to additionally support certain businesses suffered from the coronavirus crisis. According to the Head of the State, not all companies had a reasonable possibility to regain their positions and they need the state aid.