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27 Th

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation

“Today we must make a decision on allocating over 15 billion roubles to 60 regions for an inflation-based salary adjustment. In addition, part of these funds will be used to reimburse some territories in the Far North and in the Far East for fuel and electricity expenses. There is also a proposal to channel an additional 7.2 billion roubles into priority projects in the regions, including housing, roads, sport and social facilities and so on.”

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24 Mo

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Federal Tax Service head Mikhail Mishustin

The two officials focused on how the Federal Tax Service was implementing the prime minister’s instruction to write off people’s tax debts accumulated as a result of tangled legal regulations. The Federal Tax Service head also reported this year’s performance results to the prime minister.

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22 Sa

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with A Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov

Vladimir Putin and Sergei Mironov discussed the issues of Arctic and Antarctic research and the development of Russian polar aviation. The Prime Minister expressed his support for Sergei Mironov’s proposals. As Vladimir Putin noted, the government programme for the development of the North Sea Route must incorporate an aviation strategy.

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21 Fr

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting of the supervisory board of the Strategic Initiatives Agency

“We created this agency in order to provide talented and goal-oriented professionals with the opportunity for self-fulfillment <…> I very much hope that in the future, when forming the Russian government, (we have repeatedly discussed this with President Medvedev), we will pay attention to these people, keeping in mind that modern, efficient individuals are needed at all levels of power.”

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19 We

During his working visit to St Petersburg, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo

“The government has always had a special attitude towards this place and the memory of Alexander Pushkin. It is no coincidence that the first Pushkin Museum was opened here.”

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17 Mo

Interview with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

"I am convinced that the most important thing for politicians in today's world is not the office or the post but the trust of the people."

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15 Sa

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin

Vladimir Putin drew Vladimir Yakunin's attention to existing problems in several regions, the transport of harvested crops and other goods and difficulties in dispatching. Accordingly, Putin instructed Yakunin to rectify the situation in the most expeditious manner.

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14 Fr

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Penza Region Governor Vasily Bochkaryov

As was noted during the talk, the growth in the region’s industrial production was three times greater than the national average. The construction industry showed good development rates as well. At the same time, there were some problems, the governor said. In particular, his region turned out to be unprepared for healthcare modernisation, being unable to absorb the targeted budget allocations.

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13 Th

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government Presidium

“We have decided to limit the growth of fees of the majority of natural monopolies next year. This should restrain the growth of prices in the housing and utilities sector. I’d like to reaffirm that this is the government's principled position, and it will not be reviewed. This is why I consider it inadmissible when some officials say that amendments or adjustments are possible.”

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12 We

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on a working visit to China, meets with Standing Committee Chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo

“The development of Russian-Chinese relations both in foreign policy and in economics undoubtedly impacts the welfare of our people. This is why we attach such great significance to their promotion,” the prime minister said during the meeting.

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10 Mo

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on equipping the Chita-Khabarovsk highway

“Road construction in such remote areas of Russia as the Far East or eastern Siberia is also extremely important because once they are in place, they will have a multiplier effect on regional development in general.”

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7 Fr

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on the defence industry

"The weapons produced in our country must be advanced and fully appropriate for our long-term objectives."

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6 Th

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin takes part in the VTB Capital “Russia Calling!” Investment Forum

“We will not simply stand around. We will do our utmost to ensure that the general public and our partners, above all in the economy and politics, feel that our policy is consistent and understand that we are a stable, reliable country in which one can invest, and with which one can and should cooperate.”

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5 We

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government Presidium

“Above all else, the domestic farming industry must satisfy the needs of the Russian market and facilitate a proper balance, especially in terms of costs. We should only export surplus grain harvests. Proceeding from this logic, the government will gradually resume its measures of support with the goal of securing the position that our grain producers once held on the world markets. But I will repeat once more: our priority is domestic consumption.”

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3 Mo

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller

Putin and Miller discussed Gazprom’s domestic and export operations. They focused on the recent “dawn raids” at Gazprom’s affiliates in Europe. Putin said “the Russian government will closely monitor developments involving Gazprom.”

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