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.”
"Recently, the Russian Government has passed the law on foreign investments to the economy's strategic sector, which lists all the areas that require administrative procedures before investment is made. I should clarify that the law does not mean certain sectors will be closed for foreign investors, but implies administrative procedures which can be implemented, while other sectors will require no special coordination and permissions. In the next few months, we will launch the new procedure to see how it works and report the results".
"We must study everything that concerns the preparation for the Beijing Olympics. Our Chinese partners' best practices are to be meticulously analyzed and taken into consideration. It is also important to follow organisational differences in preparation for the Vancouver and London Olympics".
"The Government sees its prime duty in providing enough financing for education, health, infrastructure and innovative development. And, of course, for the strengthening of the country’s armed forces and security".
"I would like to note that the 2008 budget is being executed smoothly and according to the planned schedule. The budget surplus amounted to 1.4 trillion roubles in the first six months, while the Reserve Fund assets reached 3.1 trillion roubles and the National Welfare Fund amounted to 770 billion roubles. This shows that our budget system has reached a considerable financial safety margin, which makes for minimising the negative impact of the instability of the world financial markets and fluctuation of raw materials prices".
"Starting in April, part of the temporarily available funds will be placed in bank deposits, which is a measure to support the national banking system today. We also know that the Finance Ministry has planned to increase these funds".
"Yes, France is undoubtedly a privileged partner of Russia. That is why we have made some strategic decisions to allow French companies into the Russian energy sector, into the extraction of hydrocarbons."
"In spite of some fluctuations of the so-called speculative capital, overall investments in basic assets in the first half of the year increased by 14.5-14.6%. That is a good record. In that sense the Russian economy is a "haven" for foreign capital and we will do everything to support that process".
"Despite our modest record in addressing social problems we still see rising incomes. Real incomes grew by over 7% in the first six months and real wages by almost 13% (12.7%-12.8%)".
"Russia is developing at a rapid pace. In 2003 I said that doubling our gross domestic product was our medium-term goal. And we are moving towards that goal: the goal will be achieved in late 2009 or, according to some other estimates, in the first quarter of 2010".
