PM says Russia to allocate 4 bln rbl to temporary job creation

MOSCOW, Jul 2 (PRIME) -- The Russian government will allocate more than 4 billion rubles to create temporary jobs in the regions, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday.

"We will consider support of the unemployed and people who found themselves close to firing. We discussed the topic in detail during a meeting on the labor market issues that I held on Monday,” he told the government.

“The government will spend over 4 billion rubles today on the establishment of temporary workplaces, we will send the money to the regions on partial reimbursement of wages."  

He said that the jobs will be created in construction, agriculture and public services, including social work.

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