CNN interviews Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
"We are a peace-loving state, and we want to cooperate with all our neighbors and all our partners. But if someone thinks that they can come and kill us, that our place is at the cemetery, these people should think about the consequences of such a policy for themselves."
The activity of the Federal Tariff Service in the government-subsidized spheres such as railroads, telecoms, the Post, gas supplies and the others was discussed in course of the meeting.
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The questions that appeared during fulfilling the decisions taken at a meeting on more effective use of water resources in Rostov were discussed during the meeting.
“The Government has earmarked 102 billion roubles for the programme. This year 39 billion roubles will be disbursed and subsequently 21 billion roubles will be disbursed every year,” Mr Zubkov told the Commission meeting on Wednesday.
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"We will also discuss the distribution of subsidies from the federal budget. A total of 3.2 billion roubles ($130.19 million, or €88.32 million) are allocated to the Kamchatka and Maritime territories, and the Arkhangelsk and Murmansk regions to make up for higher prices on fuel oil. This is one of the measures which should help these regions to get through the cold season without any accidents, not to mention emergencies."
"I must say that in drafting the budget, the Government set itself the task of primarily funding education, health care, innovation development of the economy and infrastructure, and, of course, the security of our citizens."
