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 would continue subsidising interest on industrial modernisation loans. We have said this. A billion roubles will be allocated to the Industry Ministry next year. I think it is possible to earmark 300-500 million roubles for farm equipment production.”
“We will go on subsidising loan interest for agriculture. Subsidies will reach two thirds of the whole, as you know. The 2009 budget earmarks more than 30 billion roubles for this purpose.”
“I think we should spend budget allocations in agriculture on purchasing Russian-manufactured machinery. This has been discussed today, and I stress once again that we will do so. Importantly, 70% of machinery purchases, including imports, have been made on soft credit with two thirds of the interest subsidised. Soft credit should be available only for domestically produced equipment. I insist on this.”
“There is an opportunity to extend farm machine modernisation programmes, in particular, by promoting the leasing market. I think we can afford to add 25 billion roubles to Rosagroleasing authorised capital. A relevant decision has been made. I expect it to stimulate sales of the produced machinery, and I insist on urgent equipment deliveries to clients.”
“As for Rosselkhozbank, we have added 30 billion roubles to its capitalisation, and you have received 25 billion roubles in junior loans. We can also discuss opportunities for collateral capitalisation. We should see how you are doing and what assistance industry is getting from you. I know Rosselkhozbank copes with its responsibilities. However, it remains in obscurity as you mentioned. Sberbank is issuing loans at 14% interest - high but passable for today - while Rosselkhozbank has not done anything yet. Work harder! If you improve, we will think about extra allocations for you.“
“Support of essential industries is one of the Government's main duties today. Agricultural machinery production is one example.”
"The next important issue concerns amendments to the law on education aimed at improving the mechanism of state assistance to people with children. In 2007, we started compensating a part of parents' spending on kindergartens. The regions receive relevant subsidies from the federal budget."
"Compensation totalled 20% of the fee [for a place in a kindergarten] for the first child, 50% for a second child, and 70% for a third and subsequent children. Total funding under this programme should be 9.5 billion roubles in 2009, 10.2 billion roubles in 2010, and 10.9 billion roubles in 2011. So far compensations are provided only to those who attend state- and municipally-owned preschool centres. However, they make up an absolute majority, 5.4 million children."
"In the future, we should create equal conditions and a competitive environment for state/municipal and private preschool centres, where budgetary allocations on kindergarten education and maintenance will be distributed through tenders based on municipal contracts."
