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.”
“Obviously, we cannot ensure a high level of culture in this country without due attention to and support for its cultural environment. To achieve this, it is imperative that we have a strong material-technical base that meets modern demands. <…> In making a decision on the construction or renovation of cultural facilities, it is necessary to determine the concept behind a given theatre’s development, choose a competitive repertoire, and hire a decent company so that it can live a fully-fledged life and fulfill its noble mission rather than lie idle or simply get leased out, as it happens sometimes, regrettably.”
“I’d like to address all those present and even those who are not here but are directly linked to the arts and have devoted their lives to this cause: we need modern, domestic content. What Mr Fokin said about the need to create an appropriate environment for that work – in this case in theatre arts – is very important. If we don’t do so, foreign producers will just squeeze us out as is the case in many European countries. If so, we will have to introduce non-market forms of regulation, which means that we will restrict our audiences and deprive them of choice.”
“Our agricultural producers need effective support this year to harvest good crops. Our aid should address all from major agro-industrial enterprises down to small private farms.”
“Last year, we ranked first worldwide in oil production with 505 million tonnes, leaving even Saudi Arabia behind. We cannot allow our own people to experience shortages of oil or oil products in any part of the country. We simply must be more flexible in reacting to the changes that are taking place on the global and, hence, on the domestic market.”
“Ultimately, the importance of healthy lifestyles and the need to combine efforts to fight non-communicable diseases should become the defining items on the global agenda aimed at meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goals that world leaders adopted in 2000.”
“Russia plans to intensify the development of cooperation centres with the WHO, to introduce high technology in healthcare. For that, we will be tapping the potential of Russia’s largest state corporations. The development of medical technology is one of the priorities of their innovation programmes.”
“I would like to stress the successful development of Russian-Danish ties at all levels, and the strengthening of contacts between parliaments, agencies and regions.”
“It is important to promptly find and eliminate the barriers that stand in the way of successful entry of our companies into foreign markets. Of course, all the factors must be taken into account, starting with dishonest competition and ending with the streamlining of our customs procedures and the export control system. That is very important, especially in high-tech.”
“In recent years we have been reviewing administrative barriers, control and supervisory functions, but we cannot tolerate the situation when we remove some barriers only to see various agencies or regional authorities promptly generate a dozen new ones. <…>We must seek to match the best world standards within the next few years, the standards that make the conduct of business comfortable beginning.”
“It is necessary to create incentives to those Russian regions that foster entrepreneurship and competition in the regional markets, and strengthen regional innovative, economic and tax potential. It is important to strengthen the stimulating role of federal budget support: successful regions must get additional funding for innovative activity.”
“We must install a coherent system of strategic management, tie in sectoral and regional strategies with the priorities of the development of the Russian economy and the potential of the country’s budget and financial system. We must create an effective system of monitoring and correcting state programmes.”
“Budget investment should not be based on cost estimates, like it was in previous decades, in accordance with a very simple and primitive logic and formula whereby every year we must spend more than in the previous year. Budget outlays must be matched by real improvements. The people must feel it in their daily life when they deal with government institutions.”
“We need to increase the number of knowledge-intensive and well-paid jobs that will require highly educated employees and consistent professional training. Naturally, we also need to foster greater labour efficiency both in public and private sectors. This is one of the most crucial goals for the future.”
“We need a model that will ensure Russia’s competitiveness in the modern world, making its economy and financial sector resistant to shocks of all sorts while also raising the living standards of Russian citizens.”
“We need to consistently work toward reducing Russia’s dependence on the commodity market. We all understand this and have been discussing it for many years. In fact our common strategic goal is to ensure a sustainable and quality growth of our economy based on the domestic market and non-resource related sector.”
“We must look for an adequate price-to-quality ratio and reduce costs by increasing the scale of production and simultaneously converting to energy-efficient and high-tech products. In order to achieve this, we must carry out the industry’s holistic retooling and develop new, modern production lines. I believe that in this context, we must draw up comprehensive plans for the industry’s development in every region and every federal district. I want the governors to listen: every region must have a comprehensive plan for the development of its construction industry.”
“It should be built with the use of the most modern construction and architectural methods available, meet all standards of quality and energy efficiency, be eco-friendly, and, at the same time, remain affordable.”
“We must set more rigorous technological requirements and standards on housing construction and the production of building materials – they are the basic elements that influence the quality and final cost of construction, which is particularly important in housing.”
“A partnership between Sollers and Ford will bring new technologies into the national auto industry and expand the capacity of the company’s existing operations in several Russian regions.”
