MOSCOW, April 21. / Correspondent. Natalia Slavin TASS /. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking Tuesday in the “government hour” in the State Duma with a traditional Russian government report on the work of the past year. This was the prime minister said yesterday at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister.
According to tradition, the head of government will also introduce the basic plans for the near future and will answer questions from the Duma factions. Accompany Prime Minister in the meeting room will be his deputies and heads of several federal departments and agencies.
“In accordance with the Constitution, I will present a report on the activities of the government for 2014 in the State Duma,” – Medvedev said and reminded that this practice there for seven years – “it is justified, it allows you to make a record executive clearer and more transparent for the people.” “The deputies have the opportunity to ask any questions about government activities that concern them as well as the vast majority of our citizens – said the prime minister. – Annual Report has a special character – it allows you to re-examine our work throughout the year to identify prospects to talk about problems and ways of solving “.
For his part, speaker of the lower house of parliament, Sergei Naryshkin said that the focus of attention on the part of the deputies will be primarily social policy issues.
The head of state Vladimir Putin was generally satisfied with the government’s work over the last reporting period, including the anti-crisis measures undertaken. He told this to citizens during the “straight line” a week ago. “I guess you can always do something else. But I think that we have done the best way,” – said the head of state.
According to him, provided adopted at the end of the year anti-crisis measures plan “designed and adequately reflect the state of our economy “.
Despite the difficult economic conditions, it was possible to prevent the promotion of a spiral of inflation and GDP in 2014 increased by 0.6% The government has also failed to prevent a jump in unemployment. In addition, in the first quarter of this year was able to avoid a significant drop in industrial production, which is predicted by some experts. President expressed the view that the way the economy will be able to recover even faster than two years.
The situation with the Cabinet sanctions should be used to go “to a new level of development,” including solving the problem of import substitution. According to Putin, with state support agribusiness growth in domestic agricultural production is inevitable.
The president put before the Cabinet in the near future two main objectives – to help vulnerable people and preserving jobs. Putin acknowledged that there is a trend to higher prices and a fall in living standards, and the government may want to consider targeted assistance “citizens who are experiencing particular difficulties”. “The second most important task – to save jobs,” – said the head of state and said that for this purpose in the budget provides more than 82 billion rubles. In the implementation of anti-crisis measures and social policy President calls on the government in the implementation of not only “have a head, but also the heart – if we want people to trust us”.
However, to achieve all the objectives, Putin considers it necessary to improve the system of control in the government, the economy and individual industries. “We definitely need to significantly improve the system of governance in the country as a whole, in government and in individual sectors. It is necessary to improve the work of law enforcement and judicial system,” – he said.
In accordance with the Constitution, to State Duma is conducting hearing annual reports of the government’s performance in the previous year. Medvedev, as president of the Russian Federation, has pioneered the introduction of such practices. First Prime Minister (then this post was held by Vladimir Putin) made a similar report to the deputies of April 6, 2009. “April Theses”, as named in media reports Putin before deputies began the preliminary results of his work as prime minister for a year, as well as answers to current issues related to the economic crisis.
Currently, due the difficult economic situation deputies took the initiative, according to which the Cabinet of Ministers and Central Bank of Russia will be a quarterly basis to the State Duma and the Federation Council a report on the implementation of anti-crisis plan.
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