Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions Mikhail Shmakov and heads of primary trade union organisations
"To help people who have lost or are about to lose their jobs, we are launching regional employment programmes that are funded by the federal budget by 95%. We believe that regional and local municipal budgets should also contribute to this effort. However, realising that the incomes of the regions will also decline, we have decided to finance these undertakings almost fully. A total of 43.7 billion roubles have been allocated from the federal budget for this purpose."
Vladimir Putin Meeting with Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions Mikhail Shmakov and heads of primary trade union organisations.
