Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired the first session of the Government Presidium
The key items on the agenda were the guidelines for the tax policy for 2009-2011 and social security.
At a meeting with Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov Vladimir Putin promised to participate in the Government Hour at the Federation Council personally.
Events for 24 may 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening of the Moscow Judo Super World Cup 2008
"Judo means not only good health, strong muscles and having special techniques and skills. Judo is also generosity, tolerance, helping each other and friends. The principles of judo fully correspond to the principles of building a tolerant society."
Events for 23 may 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belarus
In course of his working trip to Belarus Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Council of the CIS heads of government, met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Minsk. After the meeting of the Council of the CIS heads of government Vladimir Putin answered the journalists' questions.
