Putin will visit the Nizhny Tagil and will hold a meeting of the state Council on import substitution

The meeting of the Presidium of the State Commission on the topic of import substitution in the regions of Russia will take place on Wednesday in Nizhny Tagil under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin.
at the meeting it is expected the report of the head of Ministry of industry and trade Denis Manturov and some governors, as well as the exchange of views, reports RIA " Novosti ". Then head to visit the large defensive enterprise "Uralvagonzavod" and will hold separate Meeting on its work.
The problem of import substitution, which largely depend most industries of the Russian economy, worsened after complications of relations with the West in 2014 in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July 2014, the EU and the US said the punishment against certain sectors of the Russian economy on the background of the conflict in Ukraine. In response Russia in the last month of the summer of 2014 limited the import of food items from countries that have imposed against her punishment, and declared the policy of import substitution. In the summer of 2015 penalties and retaliatory measures of the Russian Federation were extended for another year. Import substitution programmes are conducted in all sectors of the Russian economy, but, in the 1st turn, in those that are the most damaged from the punishment. At the same time the Russian authorities have many times spoken about the fact that the Russian Federation has no plans to build a closed economy and lock the doors for cooperation with foreign partners. Careful attention is paid to the programs of import substitution in the military-industrial and agrarian complexes. The head of state first noted that defense companies because of the program of import substitution become more independent from imported components. The Director noted that the work on import substitution of foreign components and subassemblies of military equipment it is important to continue. However, he noted that import substitution in the defense industry will have a positive impact on production in the civilian sectors. According to supervising defense industry Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, all of the most challenging and important specimens of weapons and military equipment, first delivered to the Russian Federation due to the turn will be replaced by 2018. Russia also gives priority to the question of substitution of imported agricultural products: a list of four to six investment projects aimed at increasing domestic production of the items in this group, for their support of their budget allocated 255 billion. The head before celebrating the success of import substitution in the dairy, meat and fish products. Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. at the beginning of August signed the documents of the government Council for the substitution, which he headed. The governmental Commission on imports is a coordinating body formed for ensuring of the agreed actions of Federal Executive authorities, authorities of RF subjects and local authorities and organizations in order to implement the state policy in the field of import substitution.


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