Agenda: the status of preparations for winterising housing and utilities companies and power industry companies, subsidising low-cost loans to electronic industry companies, and budget allocations for providing equipment to medical organisations in the new regions.
Mikhail Mishustin’s opening remarks
Report by Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin
Report by Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev
Government meeting
Government meeting
Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin during the Government meeting
Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev during the Government meeting
Government meeting
From the transcript:
Mikhail Mishustin: Good afternoon, colleagues.
We will begin this Government meeting with traditional reports related to the autumn and winter period. We will be talking about the housing and utilities sector, as well as the energy sector, and these enterprises’ readiness for winter.
The heating season is underway in all Russian regions, and it is critically important for the people to have uninterrupted access to heat and light, as well as hot and cold water.
Fuel reserves have been created for the boiler plants operated by the housing and utilities services. Resources for the power industry needs have been set aside as well.
I would like to turn a spotlight on the importance of ensuring full payment for fuel in preparation for the heating season to make sure that every activity that was carried out is properly accepted and paid for by the end of the year. I would like the relevant agencies to keep a close eye on this matter.
With regard to the constituent entities of the Russian Federation with ongoing infrastructure reconstruction efforts, much has been accomplished in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to repair and renovate boiler plants and heating, water supply and sewage networks. More than 200 emergency recovery teams have been created that are directly involved in this work. Of course, it is important to continue to develop the infrastructure in these regions.
The autumn and winter period in the border areas is under special control. We will allocate more than 900 million roubles to the Kursk Region for it to purchase 37 modular boiler plants.
More details will be provided later by Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin and Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev.
Let’s move on to the next topic.
The Government continues to support Russian manufacturers, primarily manufacturers of high-tech products of their own design.
Subsidised loans to the electronic industry enterprises are among the most popular assistance mechanisms and are issued at an APR of up to 5%.
Today, we will allocate an additional 18.5 billion roubles to subsidise interest payments. In total, we will allocate about 30 billion roubles over three years.
This initiative is an important part of the decisions that were taken in accordance with the Presidential instructions and aimed at improving this industry of strategic importance. The President stressed that our country’s defence capability and security, its industrial and scientific potential, the state of infrastructure and the financial sector, as well as the quality of people’s lives largely depend on successful development of this industry.
I discussed in detail the Government’s steps in this area recently at an industry forum. I discuss this highly important subject during my working trips around the regions.
Colleagues, we need to be sensitive with regard to the changes that are taking place in microelectronics, both as part of feedback provided by enterprises and also based on the dynamics of anticipated demand for their products. We should also rely on the expert assessments of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and lead researchers and specialists which will make it possible to use every rouble from the budget in the most efficient way. And of course, it will contribute to achieving the goals set by the President to ensure our country’s industrial sovereignty.
The next point concerns our healthcare system.
As the President noted, it is important that our citizens receive high-quality, modern medical care regardless of where they live. Also, the level of socio-economic development in our new regions, must match the national level.
The Government is paying special attention to upgrading the medical infrastructure throughout the country, for which we are using a respective national project. Hospitals and outpatient clinics are being opened, and medical centres are being renovated as part of this project. They will be systematically equipped with all the necessary appliances, equipment and laboratories.
Earlier, we allocated over 530 million roubles for such purposes to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
Today, we are forwarding over 750 million roubles additionally to these Russian regions. These funds will be used to purchase medical equipment, primarily computerised tomography and magnetic resonance imaging devices, as well as X-ray machines.
We expect that government funding will accelerate the infrastructure upgrade in outpatient clinics and hospitals in those regions and make it possible to expand the opportunities for high-tech care and, most importantly, increase its accessibility, so that residents of cities and small towns could undergo the necessary examinations in a timely manner and receive qualified assistance and treatment.
Let’s go over to discussion. The Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin will report on the first issue. Then I will give the floor to Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev.
Mr Faizullin, please take the floor.
More to be posted soon…
