Putin will discuss with the Cabinet measures to maintain economic improvement
The head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin on Wednesday to discuss with members of the Cabinet measures to exit the state on sustainable economic growth, said the press service of the Kremlin.
"Putin will hold a regular meeting with members of the government. During the Meeting, will be considered "measures Of a structural nature for sustainable economic improvement", according to the report.
Meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers the President conducts periodically, at least once a week.
on the first day of the week at the meeting on economic development and social stability, Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. said that issues related to structural transformations that are required to enter the Basic directions of activity of the government of the Russian Federation. According to him, operational measures, which are implemented in the framework of anti-crisis plan, have the opportunity to change depending on the situation in the economy." And all that is associated with the structural transformation required to enter the Basic directions of activity of the government. Main directions of activity of the government, as you know, is the main document that defines the strategy of the government at the moment ", - said Medvedev.
The Prime Minister said that an updated version of the main activities of the government has the ability to be ready for the upcoming week.
"We need to Decide how it can change the structure of our economy in the new environment, even When you save pretty much uncertainty," said Medvedev. He added that it is also necessary to find out what will be the macroeconomic guidelines, what changes are required in the institutional sphere that still need to be done to improve competition and the business climate.
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich explained that the updated document was written in the anti-crisis plan of the government, it is not envisaged a radical revision before the received document. It will be updated to reflect present realities, taking into account the changes in the external economic, geopolitical situations, changes in the exchange rate, oil prices, said Dvorkovich.
The Federal government at the end of January published a crisis management plan in support of the Russian economy for 2015-2016. This package of measures is intended to provide sustainable economic development due to unfavorable foreign economic and political conditions, for example, in response to falling oil prices, the punishment of the West decline in Ukraine and the Russian response. List the main activities consists of 60 items, however, According to Medvedev, has the ability to be adjusted depending on the development status.
for reviews of assistant to the President for the economy Andrei Belousov, the implementation of anti-crisis measures can slow the decline of Russia's GDP in 2015 0, 9 percentage points to 3%, incorporated in the base forecast of the Ministry of economic development.
On the reduction of salaries of employees of the Kremlin administration 10% first announced the leader of the meeting with the members of the security Council. While the press Secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov did not rule out that in the framework of measures to optimize the expenditures of the state budget is able to be reduced by 10% of the salary of the President of the Russian Federation.
The question of the reduction of wages was concerned equally in Parliament. The state Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin asked faction of Commerce to discuss the possibility of reducing the salaries of MPs, this initiative was supported by all four factions. Naryshkin was supported by the Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, who proposed to reduce the salaries of senators by 10 %.
however, the government is currently discussing the possibility of reducing the excess of the cost of bureaucrats in terms of flights, hotels and use of VIP Lounges in airports, said Dvorkovich. According to the Vice Premier, the reduction may also be due to optimization of the structure of Executive bodies.