How much can you earn on Plato

RBC analyzed the secret agreement of the state with the company Igor Rotenberg

Since November 15, the Plato system has been working in Russia through which a federal route is charged from heavy trucks. The introduction of this system led to massive protests by truckers; Not only because this is additional expenses, but also because the Plato operator is half belongs to Igor Rotenberg. The authorities refused to publish the agreement between the state and the operator of Plato, referring to a commercial secret. However, someoneanonymously sent this document to the corruption fund. The authenticity of the agreement is not confirmed , but it is signed by the parties-the head of Rosavtodor and the head of the RT-Invest (Plato Operator). RBC analyzed the document and found out how much “RT-Invest”, and therefore the son of businessman Arkady Rotenberg close to Vladimir Putin, will earn on Plato.

The concession agreement is designed for 12 years - from November 15, 2015 to September 29, 2027. Every year, RT-Invest (half belongs to Rotenberg, the other half-Rostoch) will receive a basic reward of 10.6 billion rubles. Money will be transferred twice a year. Payments are partially indexed as part of inflation.

For the poor-quality work of Plato for the company-operator, fines are provided. But for 11 years they will not be charged: according to the agreement, a half -year payment cannot be lower than 46.92 percent of the base rate (without amendment for inflation, this is 4.98 billion rubles). The fines will be completely deducted only in the last period of payments, that is, in 2027.

The operator will check the trucks using frames on the tracks: by 2027, 481 frame should be installed (so far only 20 pieces have been put). In addition, special cars will also be allowed to control the roads, which will also control trucks.

The government claims that during the validity of the concession agreement, the state will receive about trillion rubles for federal routes for federal routes. According to RBC, this is about 80 billion a year. For 2016, the forecast is more modest: about 40 billion. “It turns out that the basic remuneration of“ RT-Invest ”next year is about a quarter of the amount earned by the system,” RBC notes.

Navalny, who published the version of the agreement, also indicates the lack of calculation - why the reward of the concessionaire is precisely 10.6 billion rubles a year. There really is no economic justification in the text of the agreement.

RBC