OREANDA-NEWS  Migrants contribute about a quarter of the gross regional product (GRP) to Moscow's economy. This is how experts from the Higher School of Economics (HSE) assessed the situation in the capital, as quoted by Forbes.

According to experts, from 2017 to 2023, permanent migrants (who moved to Moscow from other regions of Russia and abroad no more than five years ago), migrant workers, shift workers and international labor migrants provided about 23-25 percent of the GRP. From the budget point of view, they generate more revenue than the city's expenses.

Permanent residents of the capital still make the largest contribution to the economy (about 79-80 percent of GRP). Internal migrants (pendulum and shift workers) provide up to 14-15 percent, while international migrants provide up to 7.9 percent.

Muscovites themselves provide up to 92 percent of production in the social sphere (education, healthcare, culture, sports), up to 90 percent — in finance and insurance, professional activities, more than 80 percent — in the field of information and communications, manufacturing industries. In turn, international migrants are more often employed in construction (from 15 to 33 percent of GRP), trade (6-12 percent), and other industries (5-14 percent).

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country is interested in foreign labor. During a press conference following his state visit to Tajikistan, the head of state noted that Russia is interested in labor migration, but "it must be the right workforce." Incoming migrants must be law-abiding, must follow the rules and regulations in Russia.