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The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko, Presidential Aide Maxim Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina.

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Opening remarks at the meeting on economic issues

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues.

During our last meeting, we discussed our forecast for the country’s socioeconomic development, which will serve as the foundation for state programmes and projects, as well as for planning funding and other resources necessary to implement them.

I propose that we continue discussing budget plans today, not only for the next three years, but also, as agreed, for the long-term period until 2030. I would like to remind you that it is crucial that we maintain a responsible, balanced and highly realistic approach to budget policy, including when drafting the country’s main financial document based on budget rules.

Let’s get started. I would like to give the floor to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. Go ahead, please.

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