Meeting on economic issues

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin Mishustin MikhailPrime Minister of the Russian Federation, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino Vaino AntonChief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov Belousov AndreiFirst Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova Golikova TatyanaDeputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko Grigorenko DmitryDeputy Prime Minister - Chief of the Government Staff, Presidential Aide Maxim Oreshkin Oreshkin MaximAide to the President, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, Reshetnikov MaximMinister of Economic DevelopmentFinance Minister Anton Siluanov Siluanov AntonMinister of Financeand Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina Nabiullina ElviraGovernor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia).

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Opening remarks at the meeting on economic issues

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues.

During our last meeting, we discussed our forecast for the country's socioeconomic development, which will serve as the foundation for state programmes and projects, as well as for planning funding and other resources necessary to implement them.

I propose that we continue discussing budget plans today, not only for the next three years, but also, as agreed, for the long-term period until 2030. I would like to remind you that it is crucial that we maintain a responsible, balanced and highly realistic approach to budget policy, including when drafting the country's main financial document based on budget rules.

Let's get started. I would like to give the floor to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. Go ahead, please.

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