For every ruble of tax incentives, SEZ residents paid more than 9 rubles in payments to Russian budgets
In 2026, the St. Petersburg Special Economic Zone (SEZ) marked its 20th anniversary. Over this period, tax revenues, customs duties, and insurance contributions paid by SEZ residents to national and city budgets totaled 123.9 billion rubles. Meanwhile, the value of incentives received by the companies amounted to 13.5 billion rubles. Thus, for every ruble of tax relief granted to residents, the Russian and St. Petersburg budgets received more than nine rubles in tax revenue.
Industrial development is one of the city's ten key priorities. The SEZ sites offer an environment conducive to implementing investment projects, boosting the city's industrial capacity, and strengthening the country's technological sovereignty. Companies reinvest the funds saved through incentives into the development and manufacture of high-demand products. The SEZ’s largest investors have already completed—or are currently implementing—the second and third phases of their projects. "For us, this is the primary indicator of the efficiency and success of our special economic zone," noted Governor Alexander Beglov.
In total, SEZ residents have invested 177.3 billion rubles in their enterprises—thirteen times the value of the incentives received. The companies' total revenue, including figures from the first half of 2026, reached 642.9 billion rubles. Consequently, residents returned nearly one-fifth of their revenue to national and city budgets in the form of various payments.
Over the past 20 years, 8,453 new jobs have been created at SEZ enterprises. The special economic zone currently has 67 resident companies.
The St. Petersburg SEZ serves as an innovation hub for major projects involving the development and manufacture of high-tech products. The SEZ regime enables companies to reinvest funds into production development, R&D, and workforce training. The corporate income tax rate for residents is 2% for the federal budget and 0% for the regional budget (subject to future increases). Preferential land lease rates are capped at 2% of the plot's cadastral value per year. Investors also gain the right to subsequently purchase the land at 25% of its cadastral value; 18 SEZ residents have already purchased the land occupied by their facilities. These conditions significantly reduce the capital expenditure required to establish a production base.
Industrial development is one of the city's ten key priorities. The SEZ sites offer an environment conducive to implementing investment projects, boosting the city's industrial capacity, and strengthening the country's technological sovereignty. Companies reinvest the funds saved through incentives into the development and manufacture of high-demand products. The SEZ’s largest investors have already completed—or are currently implementing—the second and third phases of their projects. "For us, this is the primary indicator of the efficiency and success of our special economic zone," noted Governor Alexander Beglov.
In total, SEZ residents have invested 177.3 billion rubles in their enterprises—thirteen times the value of the incentives received. The companies' total revenue, including figures from the first half of 2026, reached 642.9 billion rubles. Consequently, residents returned nearly one-fifth of their revenue to national and city budgets in the form of various payments.
Over the past 20 years, 8,453 new jobs have been created at SEZ enterprises. The special economic zone currently has 67 resident companies.
The St. Petersburg SEZ serves as an innovation hub for major projects involving the development and manufacture of high-tech products. The SEZ regime enables companies to reinvest funds into production development, R&D, and workforce training. The corporate income tax rate for residents is 2% for the federal budget and 0% for the regional budget (subject to future increases). Preferential land lease rates are capped at 2% of the plot's cadastral value per year. Investors also gain the right to subsequently purchase the land at 25% of its cadastral value; 18 SEZ residents have already purchased the land occupied by their facilities. These conditions significantly reduce the capital expenditure required to establish a production base.
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