VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
“Support from Russian citizens has always helped us, and I’m confident that the government’s future line-up will rely on the people. We must never forget about the needs of ordinary people. We must always remember how government-level decisions influence the lives of all ordinary Russian citizens.”
"The legal framework is already in place for launching the programme of subsidizing interest on loans for purchasing domestically-made cars priced up to 350,000 roubles. I am referring not only to the traditional Russian brands, but also to foreign cars assembled in Russia."
"The construction of a car assembly plant in the Far East. <...> In order to build that enterprise, access to "long money" is needed - for example, by issuing bonds in the market. This topic was also discussed today. We will in every way support the relevant proposals of the Central Bank. All these measures will hopefully combine to play a positive role."
"In February of this year the Government allocated an additional 12.5 billion roubles for centralized procurement of automobiles for government needs. We have just been talking about it and I would like to stress - and I am appealing to the heads of government bodies present here - that all the plans must be fulfilled in short order. Everything must be done by the middle of April."
"The other day the Government approved the procedure for the distribution of state subsidies for the purchase of transportation and utilities technology for the needs of the regions and municipalities. As one executive of the Ministry of Regions said, in April the subsidies are to be disbursed and tenders to procure automobiles through the regions must begin to be held."
"The conference today will be attended by the heads of a number of ministries and departments, who will report on the dates for the tenders to buy different classes of vehicles for government needs, including from your company. In all, we have approved the allocation of an additional 12.5 billion roubles for these purposes, and now we will discuss reasons for procrastination. The tenders will be held now, which means that part of your output will be sold."
We have also allocated 20 billion roubles from the federal budget and expect to attract 10 billion roubles from the regional budgets for the acquisition of automobiles for the regional and municipal authorities, including the Interior Ministry, healthcare, municipal authorities, etc.
"The auto industry is very sensitive to demand trends, so our main decisions were aimed at putting together the necessary package of orders for the enterprises and ensure their financial stability. Today we noted that for some segments of the automobile industry, the government order is critical."
"I will begin with the general measures, not only regarding the country as a whole but mainly regarding the Samara Region. We have decided to allocate 700 million roubles to maintain employment. The Government of the Samara Region will also allocate some funds. A total of 300 million roubles will be allocated for the development of small and medium-sized businesses. 103,000 people work a the head plant of AvtoVAZ, and over 200,000 people work for small and medium-sized companies that are connected with your firm. Therefore, these allocations to small and medium-sized businesses should have a positive effect also on AvtoVAZ."
"We are committed to privatising excess state property. At the same time, in present-day conditions it is vital to ensure that the privatised assets are properly valued. Even allowing for the crisis we should not sell government property below market price."
