At the latest meeting with the members of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mr Putin cited pursuing the economic policies of the previous five years, and observing macroeconomic indicators as his priorities.
The President made this statement after a more detailed presentation by the Trade and Economic Development Minister, German Gref, who talked about the Government’s planned social and economic programmes for 2006.
More than 100 federal programmes, designed to stimulate development in different economic and social spheres, have been proposed. The cumulative cost of these programmes amounts to 500 billion RR (about 18 billion USD).
Some of the most important of the proposed federal programmes are as follows: the programme for recycling nuclear ammunition and submarines; the programme for space exploration, including the development of Russian launching areas; the programme for producing aerospace materials; the programme for decreasing the risk of technological accidents and disasters; the programme for creating a federal system designed to provide information in extreme situations; the programme for creating a state land registry; the programme for regenerating soil fertility; the programme for road safety; the programme for the development of education; the programme for the development of physical education and sports, which foresees the construction of large sports complexes; the programme for the development of the Kuriles; the comprehensive programme against illegal drug trafficking; the programme for the rehabilitation of servicemen who suffered from traumas occasioned by military conflicts; the programme designed to provide refugees and forced migrants with housing.
During the meeting in the Kremlin, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov commented on the Russian Government’s decision to provide export guarantees to exporters of industrial products. In 2006, the sum total of these guarantees amounts to 500 million USD.