In 2007, Vitebsk oblast’s budget received around Br9,6 billion from the sale of non-used communal facilities, BelTA learnt from the communal property department of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee. Due to auctions on properties sale and tenant right granting, the extra income of city’s budget made up around Br3,7 billion. In particular, the incompleted construction facility “Trams-Repairing Plant” was sold owing to the auction. Its new owner – OOO Energokomplekt - intends to finish the reconstruction of buildings and to launch an electric cables production. In the period under review, city’s budget has received about Br6 billion from the sale of 46 built-in and isolated premises. In 2007, the income from rentals reached Br4,3 billion. More than 110 thousand square meters of city’s communal property was leased out to various companies and organizations.