Work on legalization of taxi has started in Tatarstan. Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin answered questions regarding this kind of business at a briefing in RT Cabinet.

The briefing was traditionally held in format of video conference with participation of all municipal regions.

We remind permits for passenger transportations are issued in Tatarstan from December 8. 11 centres have been organized for accepting applications: Kazan agglomeration (RT Ministry of transport, executive committee of Zelenodolsk region), Privolzhskaya economic zone (executive committee of Buinsk region), Prikamskaya economic zone (executive committees of Arsk and Mamadysh regions), Zakamskaya economic zone (executive committee of Chistopol), Naberezhnochelninskaya agglomeration (executive committees of Naberezhnye Chelny, Elabuga, Zainsk, Nizhnekamsk regions), Southeastern economic zone (executive committees of Almetievsk and Bugulma regions). Applications can also be submitted via Portal of RT Government.

Any citizen of Republic or legal person can apply for receiving a permit. One should complete an application, show a document, confirming the car ownership or a contract with leasing company, and identification document.

“We are going to issue permits within twenty-four hours”, Minister of transport and road construction said.