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.”
“In making primary care more efficient and raising the qualifications of precinct doctors, the quality of their services will undoubtedly go a long way towards improving preventative treatment and the early detection of diseases.”
“As part of these modernisation programmes, modern standards of medical treatment must be introduced, and the system of state guarantees must be effective. Regardless of where a person lives, he or she must have access to free and high-quality medical service.”
“The eternal problem of our healthcare system must be solved. Doctors and mid-level medical personnel should be relieved of the chore of filling out often meaningless paperwork, while truly necessary information should be converted to an electronic format, including case histories. The Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development must quickly finalise the procedure for delivering primary medical assistance and determine the duties of precinct doctors and nurses.”
“We have paid special attention to pregnant women and newborns. About eight million women and four million babies received medical care as part of the maternity certificate programme. It should be noted that an efficient and competitive environment has been already established in this healthcare sector: a woman has the right to choose the maternity clinic that will provide her with the most comfortable conditions for her care.”
“You know about our project to build the Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East. We could bring on Ukrainian specialists during the early stage of this project – they could take part in the construction of the spaceport. Most important, they should understand when spacecraft will be launched from it, what they will be like and where they will be produced.”
“The Pension Fund administration is called on to organise its work in such a way as to facilitate trouble-free allocation of pensions, benefits and other social payments. I would like to stress that people’s interests must be a priority for the Pension Fund administration.”
“We must be more proactive in introducing online Pension Fund services, in keeping online pension files and in facilitating online cooperation with insurance companies. This will ensure a more cost-effective and efficient disbursement of budgetary allocations. And, what’s much more important, this will provide more convenient pension services for the public. Document allocation deadlines will be shortened, and the number of required documents reduced.”
“Russia is the world’s only country to have carried out a large-scale modernisation of its pension system and raised pensions and other benefits during the economic crisis. As a result, pensions for retirees grew, on average, by nearly 45% last year alone.”
“We must now see that this work continues, attaining our strategic goal step by step. In short, pensions must total at least 40% of a workers’ pre-retirement income.”
“I would like to point out that it is important to make sure that only modern equipment is installed and materials suitable for extreme climate conditions are used during this modernisation. We need to be prepared for any challenges related to weather conditions, including extreme temperatures, freezing rain and so on. We need to ensure that we will avoid massive blackouts, like the ones that we faced this past winter”.
“Obviously, the successful development of the power engineering industry will require good management decisions, long-term investment, effective financial support for projects, and tax incentives. We also need a customs policy that will stimulate the development of industry in Russia and one that does not function as a barrier to the import of foreign equipment and unique technology that we do not yet make and that consumers need so much”.
“Modern equipment is needed to ensure stable and reduced electricity prices that can minimise the costs of producing power, transporting energy resources and managing the grid. This is a crucial material factor besides the competitiveness of the industry, which is a purely economic factor”.
“GLONASS is operating on a global scale with 23 satellites whose signals are accessible worldwide. <…> The implementation of this project alone proves Russia's advanced technological status, and we have every reason to say that it can fully guarantee its navigational sovereignty, and can address economic and defence problems”.
“When we invest in space exploration programmes, we give people new opportunities in education, healthcare, information, and everyday safety. We must provide the greatest possible public access to "space services" across regions, communities, businesses and individuals”.
“Space exploration and its scientific and industrial potential are among our competitive advantages, and we take pride in them. We cannot rest on our laurels, or we will lose our leading position. It goes without saying, and we all realise this. It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. Now, we should not just remain where we are but improve our position and build up our space potential”.
“We need to train a strong competitive national team for the world cup. This laborious work should begin at the youth and junior team levels. We still have seven years to go so it will be these sportsmen who will be playing for Russia at the world cup”.
“I’m convinced that the Russian Football Union needs to actively interact with the public and football fan associations and organisations. We have given a promise to FIFA and the entire international community to hold the world cup properly, based on the principles of tolerance and benevolence. And we must deliver on this promise”.
“The FIFA World Cup is much greater than simply a sporting event. This month-long football marathon leaves a significant cultural and material heritage which will be used by the country and the people in decades to come. I’m referring to the aggressive development of the sport, transport and hotel infrastructure, the creation of new production facilities and jobs, new international and personal ties. Tens of thousands of people from all over the world will come to see a modern, dynamically developing and open Russia”.
“Мy proposal is to extend the programme, at least the car-scrappage part of it, through 2011. That is, it should be fully financed until the end of this year – we need to allocate another 5 billion roubles”.
