Finance Ministry finds 8 tln rbl for Putin’s May Order

MOSCOW, Sep 6 (PRIME) -- Russia’s Finance Ministry has found 8 trillion rubles to implement President Vladimir Putin’s May Order over the next six years, the sum is envisaged by the budget, First Deputy Minister Leonid Gornin said on Thursday.

“8 trillion rubles for the six-year period has been found, the sum will be allocated on an annual basis in the federal budget… The requirements have been met and the orders will be supported by the federal government by 95%,” he said.

Earlier this year, Putin signed a decree on Russia’s national goals and strategic development tasks till 2024 in which he ordered the government to ensure the country’s entry into the top five of global economies, a higher than global rise of the national economy, and inflation not exceeding 4%.

(68.4628 rubles – U.S. $1)

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