Russian President Vladimir Putin is generally satisfied with the work of the government and the Bank of Russia during the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. He stated this today during a large press conference.
“The work of both the government and the Central Bank deserves a satisfactory assessment,” the head of state said.
At the same time, he stressed that the fight against COVID-19 continues, but the Russian economy, “faced with the challenges of coronavirus infection, still turned out to be more mobilized and ready for such shocks than the world’s leading economies.”
According to Putin, the economic decline last year was about 3%, and by the end of the outgoing year it is expected to grow by 4.5%, and the Russian economy has recovered faster than many of the world’s leading countries.
As the President pointed out, industry growth is expected this year by 5%, grain harvest – 123 million tons, although this is lower than in 2020, but this “allows not only to provide for itself, but also to maintain export potential.”
The growth of investments in fixed assets will be at the level of 6% by the end of the current year, and “indicators in construction” – a record result of 90 million square meters. meters.
Inflation in 2021 will be at 8%, and this is higher than expected, but the average monthly wage in real terms began to grow – an increase of 3.5%, Putin stressed, admitting that “of course, this is not for all citizens, of course, this is an average indicator, “but the authorities are forced to” operate with average figures in order to have benchmarks. “
The head of state added that the unemployment rate is now 4.3%, although the authorities “set to return to the pre-pandemic level,” which was 4.6-4.7%, so “this is a good indicator of the overall performance of the economy.”
International reserves rose to $ 625.5 billion, and “all this speaks of the stability and stability of the economy.”
Recall that today, Russian President Vladimir Putin is already holding a large annual press conference at the 17th. As previously indicated by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov, 507 media employees were accredited for the event, including media foreign agents, who will be able to freely ask questions to the president. We add that Putin first tested the format of communication with journalists 20 years ago – in 2001.
We add that the journalists participating in the press conference will be treated with silver particles due to the COVID-19 epidemic. In addition, sanitizers are installed, and the chairs are spaced one and a half meters apart.
Source: Rosbalt
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