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.”
“We intend to pump 10 billion cubic metres of gas along the Hungarian stretch. The entire South Stream is designed for 31 billion, but it might be more. Construction is estimated at 10 billion euros now, but we might do with less as construction material prices are plummeting. There are no problems with financing, though energy prices are dropping and there are other economic problems-in particular, shrinking volumes. There are no problems, either-at least for the time being-with attracting money to this and similar projects.”
“To overcome the negative consequences of the global financial and economic crisis, we should take effective joint actions to rehabilitate the global financial and investment system. Likewise, we must maintain and, if possible, enhance the level of trade and economic relations and cooperation in other spheres of bilateral relations. To attain this objective, we should act with maximum trust based on a positive approach to the partners' interests. I am convinced that if we follow these guidelines, Russia and Hungary will make a befitting contribution to European economic stability.”
"The amendments proposed by the Ministry of Finance serve to regulate the use of the Reserve Fund to cover the budget deficit that we will have to face over the course of the next few years. We have made a calculated decision to use the available reserves on a large scale, despite a drop in budget revenues, so as to fully adhere to the Government's social commitments and to fund anti-crisis measures."
“As we have said on more than one occasion, we will not reduce the budget's expenses in 2009. On the contrary, they will be slightly increased even further, because we will have to spend money on anti-crisis measures. In addition, the draft grants broader rights to the regional authorities for supporting municipalities.”
“Mr Medvedev chaired a meeting of the Anti-Corruption Council. A detailed analysis of draft legal norms, which would make it possible to identify at the early stages loopholes used by dishonest officials, is designed to become a major element of our fight against corruption. Our goal is to make sure that provisions of laws, delegated legislation and regulations should rule out any ambiguity or free interpretation, and should impose clear and transparent administrative procedures.”
"Today, I'll sign the Government decree on the transfer of 19 companies (from all basins - the Baltics, the Volga Region, the Far East, and the North) to the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). I'm hoping that its establishment will be completed by April 1, as we planned."
“We are also planning to launch a new federal targeted programme. I'd like to remind you once again that we have preserved almost all high-tech programmes despite the streamlining of our budget. Moreover, we have left their funding virtually unchanged. The budget provides 136.4 billion roubles for a federal targeted programme to develop civilian shipbuilding, including 4.2 billion roubles for this year. This sum will not be reduced. All in all, 17 million roubles will be allocated for civilian shipbuilding and will be used in full.”
“So, what will we spend on the high tech spheres of the economy? There are about 300 billion roubles left. If we add Vnesheconombank's credit portfolio, and its 300 billion roubles are federal money, we'll have almost 600 billion. Banks receiving federal support will give us roughly 200 billion roubles. All in all, we'll have 800 billion roubles for high-tech spheres.”
“About 110 billion roubles will be spent on shipbuilding this year. It goes without saying that this spending must be effective. Shipbuilding should constitute restructuring in this context.”
