Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducted a Government meeting
"I have already spoken about the importance of combating such national scourges as drunkenness and smoking, especially among the young. I think that beginning from 2009 we should start financing measures to propagate a healthy way of life and encourage people to give up harmful habits."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with members of the United Russia Parliamentary Party
The problems that must be solved before the end of the year, such as creating of the set of instruments to expand and improve the quality of housing construction, the support of small business and removing administrative barriers in the economy, the adoption of the federal budget, were discussed at the meeting.