Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reported on the Government’s 2010 performance to the State Duma. As promised in early April, his report contained specific results, as well as new plans for the economy, the social sector and the state administration system.
On November 6, 2007, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree announcing the construction of the Vostochny space centre in place of the Svobodny space centre, which was recently shut down in Russia’s Amur Region. The new space centre, intended to facilitate independent manned missions, will cover an area of more than 600 square kilometres, including its entire infrastructure and launch pads.
Russia’s state-controlled Vnesheconombank will issue a 39 billion rouble loan to establish a Ford–Sollers joint venture, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the bank’s supervisory council. The new joint venture could be operational by late 2011.
LUKOIL CEO Vagit Alekperov told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that the company will produce its first oil in Iraq in 2013. But analysts doubt the feasibility of this plan.
What was the most important part of the prime minister’s report?
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently signed an action plan under the budget reforms for 2011, which prioritise making budget expenditures more effective.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s third report to parliament lasted a record four hours and three minutes. He spent two hours and 13 minutes on the report as such.
Alexander Goncharuk, the first deputy chairman of the AFK Sistema Board of Directors.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s report to the Duma yesterday seemed more like a presidential election programme than an annual report to the government.
In his report to the Duma, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reported that, on par with economic restructuring, the government will guarantee income growth over the next few years by increasing pensions, scholarships and salaries for public sector employees.