Deputy PM: Govt to give 4 bln rbl to support oil-bearing plants

MOSCOW, Jun 11 (PRIME) -- The Russian government will allocate 3.75 billion rubles to encourage production of oil-bearing plants, Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko said after discussing a corresponding draft ruling at a government meeting on Thursday.

“Already soon, 3.3 billion rubles will be sent to Russia’s 39 regions to encourage production of oil-bearing seeds, and additional 458 million rubles will be distributed after the sowing campaign is finished,” a spokesperson for Abramchenko quoted her as saying.

(68.6183 rubles – U.S. $1)

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