The head of state announced a large-scale reform population policy. The new measures will help those who do not have enough money to decide to raise a family. And they will start working in 2018. Payments for the birth of the first child are being introduced, the mother capital program is being extended, the possibility of using its funds is expanding, and a special mortgage loan program will appear. And also there will be no queues in the nursery and clinics.
"We need active work both to reduce mortality and to stimulate the birth rate," Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Presidential Coordinating Council for the implementation of the national strategy of action in the interests of children for 2012-2017. "Children are the future of Russia," he stressed.
"We need to reset our demographic development policy," the president continued. - In the foreground to support the stimulation of the birth rate - large families with modest incomes, as well as the creation of additional incentives for the birth of second and third children. "Particular attention is given to young families," he said. Most often, their incomes are very small and this often holds back the birth of children.
"Measures were discussed for a long time and the time has come to make a decision and announce it," the head of state said. New support measures Russian families will be operational from January 1, 2018.
First: there will be a monthly cash payment at the birth of the first child and until they reach 1.5 years. The amount will be calculated from living wage child in the region for the 2nd quarter of the previous year of applying for the specified payment. On average, in 2018 the amount will be 10,532 rubles, in 2019 - 10,836 rubles, in 2020 - 11,143 rubles. The payment will be targeted, taking into account the income of families - it will be received by those whose earnings are not more than one and a half times the subsistence level of the able-bodied population in the region. Expenses for this program over three years will amount to 144.5 billion rubles.
The second is maternity capital. 11 years have passed since the introduction of this measure, and the project was supposed to end at the end of next year. But people are asking what will happen next, Putin noted and announced: it was decided to extend the program until December 31, 2021.
In fact, we need to reset our demographic development policy
And that's not all: there will be additional features use of capital. Those in particular need will be able to receive funds in the form of monthly payments. That is, the approach here is the same, targeted. And parents will receive funds in the same way until the child is one and a half years old. It will also be possible to direct maternity capital to pay for the services of kindergartens and nurseries - already from 2 months. "Mom will be able to continue her work or education," Putin said.
It has already been announced that the number of regions that receive co-financing from the federal budget for the payment of benefits for the third child will be expanded. This allowance is provided until the child is three years old. The criteria for need are set by the regions. Co-financing goes where there is an unfavorable demographic situation and the total birth rate is below the average for Russia. This year, 50 regions benefited from co-financing. And from 2018, 60 regions will be able to receive it, those where two or fewer children are born, that is, the regional birth rate is increasing.
Another measure that is extremely important for young families is housing. Putin announced the launch of a special mortgage loan program. From January 1, 2018, subsidies will be provided interest rate over 6 percent within three years from the date of issue of the loan for the second child and five years for the third. This applies both to purchases in the primary market and to the refinancing of previously obtained loans. The measure will be able to cover over 500,000 families in five years, the president said. Moreover, if the program is coming to an end, and the child has just been born, then the period for granting subsidies will be extended.
Another problem is the queues in the nursery. In kindergartens, they are practically eliminated. Now you need to do the same for the little ones. Over 326,000 jobs must be created in two years.
It is necessary to increase the availability and improve the quality of medical care, the head of state said. There was a good breakthrough in the creation of perinatal centers, but there are big problems in children's polyclinics both with equipment and with queues. This is a deterrent when deciding on the birth of a child, the president believes.
We are talking about the future of the country, about the fact that as many children as possible are born in Russia and that their living conditions improve.
More than 50 billion rubles will be required for the reconstruction of children's polyclinics and their re-equipment. The regions will not be able to do this only at their own expense, Putin noted. Therefore, over the course of three years, the bulk of the amount - 10 billion rubles a year - will be provided by federal budget. The head of state instructed the government and regions to quickly work out a detailed schedule for reconstruction and overhaul, approve the terms of co-financing and select polyclinics.
"We are talking about the future of the country, so that as many children as possible are born in Russia and that living conditions improve," the president concluded. His speech in the hall was met with applause.
Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko thanked the head of state for his personal attention to this problem. "I'm in a good way shocked by what I heard: these are not some cosmetic proposals!" - she said.
The national strategy for the benefit of children made it possible to consolidate efforts around this topic, the speaker of the Federation Council said. For the first time, the state has addressed the issue of childhood on such a "large-scale, systematic and firm basis" and much has already been decided.
"I'm sure next year will be a record year in terms of having children," Matvienko expects. "Children's" budget spending is growing from year to year, she said. It was possible to halve the number of orphans in orphanages and on special registration, there is no such thing in the world, the chairman of the Federation Council added.
The child population of our country has grown by 3 million in five years, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets calculated. But not all regions are ready to implement the measures indicated by the president, she noted. For example, regarding the allowance for a third child, the Perm Territory did not put such an allowance into its budget, the deputy chairman of the government was indignant. There are seven regions where the problem of queues in kindergartens has not been closed, Golodets also said. And in the first place here is Crimea. However, in the next three years the situation should be resolved.
The meeting summed up the results of the implementation National Strategy actions for children. It was designed for five years. "The strategy has indeed acquired an all-Russian and national character, and, of course, it could not have been otherwise, since we are talking about children, about the future of Russia," Putin said. "In general, the results are very worthy, positive," he said. This year, the President announced the beginning of the Decade of Childhood, and yesterday he supported the idea of creating a body to control the implementation of the project: Matviyenko will take care of this work. Putin also agreed with the proposal to soften the criminal law against juvenile delinquents for a number of crimes. And speaking about the issues of juvenile justice, he stressed that it is unacceptable to infringe on the interests of parents. "We have our own traditions of a strong family, and this shameless interference in family life is unacceptable," he concluded.
Announcing new steps to improve demographic situation in the country, Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin over a cup of tea with the winners All-Russian competition"Family of the Year" This year, 322 families from 85 regions took part in it.
The competition is being held for the second year, but the number of participants has increased dramatically, the President noted. “The family is the foundation of our entire society, the entire state, but it’s not even so much about that. It’s primarily about the human component. We all love children, we understand that this is our future, but not everyone can properly build work, properly organize this work in families, - he said. - In a family, of course, everything happens, as elsewhere, but talent - namely talent - of people who manage to overcome all difficulties, and manage to overcome them, if not easily, then on the basis of kindness and love to a friend, this talent is worth a lot, just like the talent to create an atmosphere of warmth, kindness, mutual support." "Here you are succeeding, with which I first of all congratulate you," Putin added.
The head of state said that a whole package of programs had been prepared to support families with children. And it turned out that he anticipated the questions that were asked at the meeting, and many of the requests made there.
A treat was prepared for the table: wild berries, crumbly cookies, macaroons and even a candy, for some reason, on a fork. But after the president's opening speech, the participants were a little confused - many did not dare to touch the dishes. Then the President encouraged them. "The candy sticks out appetizingly on the fork," he smiled, "people think whether you can start or not, you can!"
Infographics "RG": Leonid Kuleshov/Anton Perepletchikov/Alexander Smirnov/Alexandra Beluza
The families were from various regions, including new ones. The President promised to create a modern museum complex with branches of leading museums in Sevastopol. “I recently spoke about Vladivostok, where the Hermitage and the Russian Museum are planning to open their branches. To do this, we have created a separate modern museum complex. I think the same can be done for Sevastopol. And we will definitely do it,” he promised. In general, one should think about the construction of modern cultural facilities in Sevastopol, Putin believes. We need a good musical theatre, training bases for theatrical workers.
“We would build even more, we are ready to allocate as much funds as necessary in order to achieve at least the average Russian level and above. The question is in the capacities building complex, which works in the Crimea," the president responded to the gratitude of the laureates for the development of the peninsula. "To be honest, I don't really want to attract from the outside ... I want local residents, local companies to work, but their capacities are still limited," he added.
One of the guests, an international master of sports in archery, spoke about the organization of children's competitions in this sport. “There is still a lot to be done to support archery in general,” the head of state said. “We will do it gradually, especially since we have good results in this sport, it needs to be supported.”
Putin also appreciated the poem about his hard work: it was read right at the meeting by a poet, a father with many children from Sakhalin. The work is called: "I do not envy you, Mr. President." "Keep writing poetry!" - appreciated the head of state. "There is nothing more interesting than doing art with love," he praised the family's many talents.
The New Year's wish of a family from Ingushetia came true yesterday. The little twins wrote to Santa Claus - they would like to shake hands with the president. It came true. "Now let's do it," he responded to the request of the boys. But another child was not so lucky: he dreamed so much that his family would win the competition, he wanted to see the head of state so much that, having learned that everyone was going to the Kremlin, he fell ill from excitement and stayed at home with a high fever. The President wished him well.
The demographic situation in Russia is getting worse again
"Today, mainly due to objective reasons, the demographic situation in Russia is aggravating again," Putin said at a meeting of the Coordinating Council for the implementation of a national strategy in the interests of children.
"This trend was predictable, associated with the consequences of previous, overlapping deep demographic declines. I mean the decline during the Great Patriotic War (1943-1944) and approximately the same decline in the mid-1990s due to huge problems that have arisen in the economy, and, in fact, the collapse in the social sphere," the president stressed.
The authorities will take measures to prevent population decline
"We need to take a set of measures that will stabilize and prevent a decrease in the population of Russia in the coming decade. This requires active and consistent work in all areas: both to reduce mortality and to stimulate the birth rate. In fact, we need to restart our demographic development policy" - said the head of state.
With regard to the birth rate, support for families with many children, families with modest incomes, and the creation of additional incentives for the birth of a second and third child come to the fore.
“It is also necessary to pay special attention to young families. These are, as a rule, families with low incomes. These are young people who are either still studying or have just entered the labor force, and incomes are very modest, as a rule. And this often holds back the birth of the first child, the appearance of the first child," Putin said.
The maternity capital program will be extended until 2022.
“I propose to extend the maternity capital program until December 31, 2021. In addition, introduce additional opportunities for its use,” the president stressed.
Maternity capital funds should be allowed to be received in the form of monthly payments to those families that are in particular need. "The same targeted approach will apply here as with payments for the first child. That is, payments will be determined in the amount of the subsistence minimum for a child in the region. And for families with incomes that do not exceed one and a half times the subsistence level of the able-bodied population," Putin said. .
Maternity capital will also be allowed to be used to pay for preschool education services, to care for and look after a child from the age of two months. “I know that the demand for this measure is very high, in particular, after the birth of a child, a mother will be able to continue work or education,” the president said.
Russia will introduce a monthly payment at the birth of the first child
"To support the birth rate, I propose starting from January 2018 to start implementing a number of new measures to support Russian families. To establish a monthly cash payment that will be provided at the birth of the first child and paid until they reach one and a half years," Putin said.
The amount of payments will be determined based on the subsistence level of the child, established in the subject of the Federation. "On average, it will amount to 10,523 rubles in 2018, 10,836 rubles in 2019, and 11,143 rubles in 2020. At the same time, the payment will be targeted," the head of state stressed.
Family income must be taken into account. “And I think it’s fair: first of all, to support those who really need it,” Putin explained and added that the amount of payments “will be determined in the amount of the subsistence minimum for children established in the constituent entity of the Federation for the II quarter of the previous year of applying for this payment ".
Payments under the program aimed at supporting families with the birth of their first child will amount to 144.5 billion rubles. in three years.
Families with a second and third child will receive mortgage benefits
"I propose to launch a special program mortgage lending. Families in which a second or third child is born from January 1, 2018 will be able to take advantage of its opportunities. Buying housing in the primary market or refinancing previously received mortgage loans families will be able to count on government subsidies of interest rates in excess of 6% per annum," Putin said.
According to the Central Bank, the average mortgage rate is 10.5%. If a family with a second or third child takes at this rate, then the state will help with the payment of 4.5%, and the family will be left with 6%. "That is, in this case, the state assumes more than 4% of the cost of the loan. According to the Ministry of Construction, in the next five years, this program can cover over 500,000 families," Putin explained.
The authorities will repair the old and build new children's clinics
"The government, together with the regions, needs to quickly work out a detailed schedule for the reconstruction and overhaul of children's polyclinics, including outpatient departments of hospitals," the president said. The government should approve the conditions for co-financing hospitals and the rules for selecting polyclinics. "Do it with readiness in mind design and estimate documentation and, above all, the severity of the problem," the head of state noted and added that such a measure would improve medical care for children.
The authorities will eliminate queues in nurseries and kindergartens
Putin set the task of eliminating queues in the nursery. "We have practically solved the problem with places in kindergartens. Now we need to eliminate the queues in nurseries for children from two months to three years old. And this must be done as quickly as possible. Now applications have been received from parents of more than 326 thousand children. The same number of nursery places planned to be created in the next two years," the president said.
The social bloc of the Russian government has proposed a package of measures to stimulate the birth rate. Experts in demographics told the site about what measures are actually worth taking to increase the birth rate in the country.
What measures have been proposed by the government?
To stimulate the birth rate in the country. The agency proposes to continue the payment of maternity capital until 2023. This was stated by Minister Maxim Topilin.
It is noted that the program has been launched since 2007 and will be valid until the end of 2018. About 400 billion rubles a year are allocated for this state program, which is half of the state's expenses to support motherhood.
Another idea of the social bloc of the government is to increase the child care allowance for women who become mothers before the age of 25. The Ministry of Labor reported that such an idea would encourage women not to postpone the birth of their first child.
However, the department noted that "there is a risk that a woman under 25 years old will not have time to get an education, acquire a profession - and this will lead to women leaving the labor market."
The Ministry of Finance proposed other measures to stimulate the birth rate: to extend the payment of matcap until 2019, and then reformat the program. The department also put forward two conditions: to pay maternity capital only in regions where the birth rate is below the average for Russia, and also to pay matkap in regions with a natural migration decline in the population, and only to those families whose income after the birth of a second child falls below 2.5 subsistence minimum.
It is noted that the Ministry is ready to use the saved money for other measures to stimulate the birth rate, including new targeted payments and benefits.
"Over the period of existence of maternity capital, Russia has almost taken the first place in terms of fertility in the world"
According to Chairman of the Board of the Regional Public Organization "Council for Public Health and Demography" Daria Khalturina, the measures proposed by the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Finance are not effective, since the small generation of the 90s become mothers.
“Older women are a much larger resource, and they need to be motivated no less than young mothers. Most likely, after 2023, they may limit the receipt of maternity capital, despite the fact that maternity capital has shown itself to be an effective measure that can be borrowed other the developed countries. During the period of existence of maternity capital, Russia has come out almost in first place in terms of fertility in the world," Khalturina said in an interview with the site.
She noted that the most effective measures to stimulate the birth rate are "live payments" (cash that a young mother can immediately receive).
"It would also be advisable to increase the possibility of implementing the matcap. tax deductions for parents to lower, because we have the largest contingent of the poor in the country. Another effective measure could be the availability of childcare services for children up to the age of three. For example, nurseries that no one talks about, some kind of home kindergartens. It is also possible to establish subsidies for nannies, make kindergartens more client-oriented - they should not close for the summer, but should work until seven in the evening, and not until six. In the world there is also a practice of flexible hours for parents in less responsible jobs. If this is the profession of an air traffic controller, then we are not talking about a flexible schedule. But if this is a designer, then mom or dad could agree with the management on what time to come or about the opportunity to work for some time. For example, in Australia, this practice has been introduced by law," the expert on demography explained.
"Unless new measures are taken to support the birth rate and prevent mortality, the number Russian population will be reduced to 140 million people by 2020"
She also added that there are dozens of studies on Russian demographics. One such report was published in 2014, co-authored by Daria Khalturina. In the report of the Institute for Scientific and Public Expertise of the International Laboratory of Political Demography and Macrosociological Dynamics of the RANEPA says that in last years the demographic situation in Russia has improved. According to preliminary data, the number of births in Russia in 2013 for the first time in the last 20 years exceeded the number of deaths, in connection with which natural population growth was achieved. The successful public policy to support fertility, reduce the harmful use of alcohol and develop a system medical care.
Experts calculated several scenarios for the demographic development of Russia until 2050.
"If new measures are not taken to support the birth rate and prevent mortality, the Russian population will decrease to 140 million people by 2020 and to 113 million by 2050," RANEPA experts concluded.
Experts also noted that the potential for demographic growth in Russia is higher than in European countries oh, and measures to support families with children can give better results at lower costs than in OECD countries (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development - website).
"In terms of adherence to traditional family values, Russia has more high performance than in most European countries, including those with higher birth rates. Evidence shows that those countries that apply truly effective family policies manage to achieve precisely a systematic (and not limited to only two or three years) rise in fertility," the document says.
According to Rosstat, in the first quarter of 2017, the birth rate in Russia fell by 10.1 percent. In the capital, in 2016, the birth rate increased by two percent compared to the previous year.
"There is no family approach and interaction with the family. More than 30 percent of children in Russia are brought up without fathers"
Scientific Director of the Independent Institute of Family and Demography Igor Beloborodov told in an interview with the site that it is necessary to stimulate not only young mothers, but also fathers to have children, and in general, to influence the family in a complex way.
“The problem is that in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor there is not a single person with a demographic education, there are functionaries who look at everything through an outdated Soviet prism. I haven’t heard new measures. This is just strengthening the old measure - increasing benefits. when they stimulate young mothers. But I don’t see the stimulation of young dads. There is no family approach and interaction with the family. More than 30 percent of children in Russia are brought up without fathers. It is impossible to build a demographic policy on matriarchal grounds, "the expert explained.
He also named a number of measures that, in his opinion, will be able to raise the birth rate in Russia.
“It is necessary to add a family-oriented approach, work not only for the mother, but also for the whole family, and also work with the target group – families with many children. It is much easier to induce families who have given birth to a third child to give birth to a fourth than those who have given birth to the first one to induce to give birth to a second. To improve the demographic situation in Russia, 20 percent of large families with five or six children will be enough. This is a completely feasible task that does not require special funds," Beloborodov said.
He stressed that Russia is already on the edge of a demographic hole. The scientific director made such conclusions based on the statistics of marriages for 2016.
"In 2016, there were 200,000 fewer marriages than in previous years. This (the demographic crisis - site) is already taking place, which only confirms my conclusions that we need to work with those who are ready to give birth. The state must show them (to families with many children - the site) that their social status will grow in proportion to the number of children in the family," Beloborodov concluded.
Previously, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Russia on the system of monthly payments.
In his opinion, monthly payments will cost the state much more. In addition, matkap is a system for stimulating the birth of children, and not support for families.
MOSCOW, November 28 - RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced a number of initiatives in the socio-demographic sphere, including the extension of the maternity capital program until the end of 2021, subsidizing mortgage rate for families with a second or third child, as well as the establishment of a monthly payment for the birth of the first child up to one and a half years.
Speaking at a meeting of the Coordinating Council of the National Action Strategy for Children with his proposals, the head Russian state noted the need to "reset" the demographic policy in the country.
The maternity capital program was supposed to end at the end of next year, but on Tuesday Putin proposed extending it until the end of 2021. The Russian leader also proposed introducing additional opportunities for the use of mother capital.
"Funds from maternity capital can be received in the form of monthly payments to those families who are in particular need," Putin said.
According to him, the approach will be targeted. In addition, now it will be possible to use maternity capital to pay for preschool education services, or rather, to pay for the care and supervision of a child from the age of two months. “I know that the demand for this measure is very high, in particular, after the birth of a child, a mother will be able to continue working or educating,” the Russian leader explained.
According to the first deputy chairman of the United Russia faction Andrey Isaev, Putin's decisions related to maternity capital and support for needy families will have a positive impact on the demographic situation.
"Many families are ready to have a second and third child, but they do not have enough of their own funds to decide housing problem. And part of the maternity capital remains unclaimed. Therefore, it is extremely important for them to receive additional assistance, such an opportunity will appear," he said.
Putin said that from January 2018, the Russian Federation will establish a monthly cash payment to families at the birth of their first child, which will be paid until the child reaches the age of 1.5 years. The amount of payments will be calculated from the subsistence level of the child, established in the subject of the federation. On average, it will amount to 10,523 rubles in 2018, 10,836 rubles in 2019, and 11,143 rubles in 2020. In this case, the payment will be targeted. Financial expenses for the implementation of these measures will amount to 144.5 billion rubles over three years.
Head of the Commission Public Chamber(OP) of the Russian Federation to support the family, motherhood and childhood Diana Gurtskaya, among all family support measures to stimulate the birth rate proposed by the president, highlighted this particular initiative.
“I am sure that for many this will be a weighty argument not to set career goals ahead of motherhood,” Gurtskaya explained to RIA Novosti.
According to the social activist, specific measures to support families to stimulate the birth rate are "a serious result of the implementation of the National Strategy for Action in the Interests of Children."
The first deputy chairman of the United Russia faction, Isaev, also considers the decision on the monthly payment for the first child important.
“The category from zero to one and a half was chosen very correctly, because for a family with children from three to seven years old, the problem is largely solved thanks to the “kindergartens for children” program, but just when the mother does not work, she stays at home, receiving allowance, not wages, but wants, for example, to start working earlier - rendering assistance in this case is most effective, most significant. This is the most sensitive moment in this case," the parliamentarian says.
In his speech, Putin spoke in favor of increasing the availability and quality of medical care for children and touched upon the problem of the condition of children's polyclinics. According to him, in order to carry out their reconstruction, major repairs and re-equipment with equipment, according to preliminary estimates, more than 50 billion rubles will be required.
“Obviously, the regions, even bearing in mind the assistance they have received recently, will not be able to carry out these works only at their own expense. Therefore, in the next three years, the bulk of this amount, 10 billion rubles a year, will be provided by the federal budget," Putin said.
The government, together with the regions, he added, "needs to quickly work out a detailed schedule for the reconstruction and overhaul of children's polyclinics, including outpatient departments of hospitals, as well as approve the conditions for co-financing and the rules for selecting polyclinics, do this taking into account the readiness of design estimates and, above all, severity of the problem."
Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova, following the results of the coordinating council, told reporters that the department supports the president's order to reconstruct and build children's clinics.
"We are faced with the fact that the worn-out buildings of polyclinics, in general, require significant renovation. And indeed, (these are) sometimes adapted premises, sometimes in residential buildings. Therefore, the task given by the president to prepare a program for reconstruction, overhaul, for the construction of new clinics, we warmly support," said Skvortsova.
She also believes that the measures proposed by Putin to improve the situation in Russia's demography are "complete" and "concern all facets and social assistance, social protection and medical support."
Putin proposed launching a special mortgage lending program for families in which, starting from January 1, 2018, a second or third child will be born. When buying housing in the primary market or refinancing previously received mortgage loans, such families will be able to count on state subsidies of interest rates in excess of 6% per annum.
According to the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on financial market Anatoly Aksakov, the program proposed by the President of the Russian Federation will be in demand both by such families and banks.
"This is a good program, absolutely correct, many people will be able to solve their problems thanks to participation in it. It is also beneficial for banks. They will receive money from the budget, and since this is still a good mortgage product - there is good security, then banks will be interested work with him," the RIA Novosti deputy said, commenting on the proposal of the head of state.
Aleksey Popov, head of the CIAN analytical center, believes that the implementation of this initiative will make apartments in new buildings more affordable for families with two or more children by 7-8%.
"The expansion of the availability of mortgage products for families with several children may lead to an increase in demand for 2-3-room apartments, which now remain unsold in many projects due to the increased popularity of studios and one-room apartments," Popov explained to RIA Real Estate.
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko told reporters that the RF Ministry of Finance and Labor Ministry had previously calculated the costs of all the social measures proposed by the President and confirmed the possibility of their implementation.
“The president never introduces anything without preliminary study, I know this. Therefore, naturally, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and the Ministry of Finance calculated all these measures in advance and confirmed the possibility of their implementation,” Matvienko said.
According to her, amendments to the legislation will be promptly prepared and new family support measures will be reflected in the 2018 budget.
Natalya Porokhova, head of the ACRA research and forecasting group, believes that subsidizing the mortgage rate for families with a second or third child will require 10 billion rubles annually, which is a relatively modest budget subsidy.
“Families with a 2nd or 3rd child in 2018 are 0.5% of the population of the Russian Federation. If the usual mechanism is assumed, subsidizing the difference between market rates and social rate on mortgages, the measure will require relatively modest budget subsidies (no more than 10 billion rubles a year)," says Porokhova.
Chief Economist of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Yaroslav Lissovolik believes that the initiatives in the social sphere, voiced by Putin, can be financed by additional oil and gas revenues of the Russian budget.
"I think the compromise here may rather be that the budget projections of the Ministry of Finance are quite conservative and, probably, it is possible to envisage the possibility of implementing such initiatives at the expense of additional income budget, which are obtained due to the excess of oil prices, which we are now seeing. Probably, such a compromise would be possible in conditions when, on the one hand, it is necessary to adapt to the decline in oil prices over the past three or four years, and, on the other hand, it is necessary to stimulate growth and maintain the well-being of the population," Lissovolik told RIA Novosti.
"Probably, in this way it will be resolved - that is, due to the fact that priority in the distribution of additional budget revenues will be given to such projects," he added.
