Bikalyuk on the quota for participants of the SVO: "I believe this is not for support, but for replenishing the budget."

      Today, at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, deputies reviewed a bill developed by the governor and the prosecutor that establishes a quota for hiring participants of the special military operation in the Kirov region. It was proposed to be adopted in the first reading.

      The bill states that enterprises with 100 or more employees will be required to employ participants of the special military operation in an amount of at least 1% of the average number of employees. Employers will have to calculate this number independently each quarter. If they already have participants of the special military operation working for them, they will be counted. Failure to fulfill this obligation will result in administrative liability.

      It should be noted that there are currently more than 400 enterprises in the region that fall under this law. They employ over 115,000 staff. More than 1,100 participants of the special military operation can be employed there.

      Several deputies, including Mikhail Kovyazin and Tatyana Yerdyakova, expressed doubts about the reasonableness of the initiative, as similar obligations regarding disabled individuals were previously imposed on employers, which cannot be fulfilled due to the lack of a sufficient number of disabled individuals who could work in enterprises in the region. Kovyazin expressed the opinion that this is a "punishment for enterprises."

      Deputy Sergey Mamaev noted that the initiative is correct, as it is very important to employ former military personnel. He also shared a case where a convicted criminal who served time in prison got a job and stopped committing crimes.

      Deputy Albert Bikaluk expressed the opinion that this law may not be aimed at supporting participants of the special military operation but rather at replenishing the budget from fines: "And if the workforce is predominantly female, and the participants of the special military operation are mostly male, how? Fine them? I believe the law is underdeveloped. In my opinion, support is not visible in it; there is a desire to impose fines. I am in a difficult position. The guys need support, but this decision is shortsighted."

      First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kurdyumov noted that the socialization of participants of the special military operation is an important state task, so the bill needs to be adopted. He mentioned that such practices exist in dozens of other regions.

      During the voting, 36 deputies voted in favor, one voted against, and one abstained.