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.”
“Despite all the existing problems, it is essential that we continue implementing the programme for the technical re-equipment of defence companies and for the production of modern military hardware. We understand that under the circumstances, defence companies find it hard to allocate funds for development purposes, at least, on the scale that was planned before. Therefore, it is necessary to streamline federal defence-oriented programmes, and use the funds thus saved for the completion of the projects which are critical for improving the technological level of the national military-industrial complex.”
“These measures subsidise interest rates. Allow me to recall what we have agreed on. The companies in the military-industrial complex involved in carrying out state defence orders will receive subsidies from the federal budget to make up for part of the expenses on interest rates on loans received in Russian lending organisations. Second, they will get subsidies to compensate for the part of their expenses on profile industrial activities, which would prevent their economic collapse and bankruptcy. In 2009, the companies involved in fulfilling state defence orders will receive state guarantees on loans.”
“When we develop measures to support the military-industrial complex, we proceed from its special significance for Russian security and for the technological development of our economy and industry. In the last few years we have seen a marked increase in the supply of our armed forces with new weapons, special military equipment, spare parts and other essential hardware. We have far-reaching plans for re-equipping the army for the future. More than one trillion roubles have been allocated for this purpose just for 2009. The overall expenses for this purpose will total about four trillion roubles by 2011.”
“I believe that our main task today is to create the conditions for the military-industrial complex to use effectively the state defence order and other instruments of Government support.”
“We would like Russian energy to be an inseparable and organic part of the world energy, to function according to common rules, to make due profits, and secure the interests of its partners.”
“We shall regularly analyse work at key economic and social developmental projects included in the Guidelines for Government Activities up to 2012. To be sure, the present situation demands the utmost attention to anti-crisis measures and monitoring the effect of decisions made. We will pay the greatest attention to monitoring employment”
“Essential amendments to the Tax Code and some other laws entered into force on January 1. <…> First, the tax credit on estate purchase and construction has increased to two million roubles. This law is retroactive, so families who bought housing in 2008 may also benefit from it. Second, maternity capital spending on mortgage payments has been authorised since the second child's birth, while we had previously planned to appoint the start since the child is three years old. <…> Third, children's grants have risen by 8.5%. Last but not least, we have exempted from taxes the greatest possible amount of employers' expenditures on personnel training, health care and housing.”
“The Government points out other opportunities to the public. Persons entitled to grants and soft taxation are welcome to use their benefits, while employers should retain corporate social programmes whenever possible and so not merely help their employees in these lean years but also to invest in the future by creating a basis for post-crisis development.”
“Tax inspections, the Pension Fund and other state agencies, in their turn, should be as quick as possible with considering relevant applications and help the population in every way.”
