Vladimir Putin spoke at a plenary session of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs congress.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with President and Chairman of the VTB Bank Management Board Andrei Kostin to discuss the bank’s performance last year, mortgage lending and housing construction financing.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Accounts Chamber Chairman Alexei Kudrin, who briefed the President on the Chamber’s performance, as well as on its cooperation with the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) on financial audits.

The President approved a list of instructions following the expanded meeting of the State Council Presidium held on November 23, 2018.

The President approved a list of instructions to enhance the efficiency of controlling the system of state contracts as well as the procurement of goods and services for state needs.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya to discuss digital television in the region, socioeconomic matters and the tourism industry prospects.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On the Federal Budget for 2019 and the 2020 and 2021 Planning Period.

Vladimir Putin has signed the Federal Law On Amending the Federal Law On the Federal Budget for 2018 and the 2019 and 2020 planning period.

The President approved a list of instructions following a working trip to the Stavropol Territory on October 9.

Vladimir Putin approved the list of instructions following the State Council Presidium meeting held on September 10, 2018.

Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with Government members. The participants discussed the main areas of the Cabinet’s work until 2024, the draft federal budget for 2019 and the planning period of 2020 and 2021, and other important current issues.

In Vladivostok, Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council Presidium on measures to meet the targets set out in the May 2018 Presidential Executive Order in order to ensure priority socioeconomic development of the Russian Far East.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law on the 2018 Federal Budget and the 2019–2020 Budget Plan.

Vladimir Putin met with Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev to review the sowing and harvesting campaigns.

The President met with the new Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin.

Vladimir Putin met with former First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. The main subject of discussion was financial support for the main projects and plans announced by the President in his Address to the Federal Assembly.

The President signed a Directive On Allocating State Support for Noncommercial Nongovernmental Organisations that Participate in the Development of Civil Society Institutes and Implement Socially Important Projects and Human Rights Projects in 2018.

The President signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on writing off the Republic of Kyrgyzstan’s debt to the Russian Federation under loans provided on September 20, 2012.