Vladimir Putin held a traditional yearend meeting with government members yesterday, presidential web page reports.
Speaking of 2019, he noted the establishment of a good macroeconomic base for development and the lowest level of inflation of 3%, as well as “a certain increase in people’s income and real wages in the last quarter of 2019.” He also stressed the need to speed up economic growth and improve its structure and quality.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev pointed out that in 2020 the Government will strive “to decrease the level of poverty and develop the economy by attracting investment, developing the infrastructure, lifting administrative barriers and addressing an entire range of tasks concerning the business climate.”