Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday summed up the work in the State Duma of the Russian government for 2014. Deputies were looking forward to the report and, according to the speaker Sergei Naryshkin, expect to receive information not only about the anti-crisis actions of the government, but also about his “future plans”.
Meanwhile, most of Medvedev’s speech followed that there is no clear strategic plan for the development of the country the government is not in sight. Collapsed on the same Russian Prime Minister called a crisis mostly “pay-per-Crimea”, although he admitted that at the time of joining the peninsula in the Russian economy has accumulated a lot of “internal problems”. “In politics there is no room, but there are consequences” – quoted Medvedev tsarist prime minister Pyotr Stolypin and said that Russia could not do otherwise, “what would we do or threatened”.
However, simultaneous drop in oil prices and anti-Russian sanctions began, according to Medvedev, the most powerful “negative multiplier”, with which the country has not experienced even during the Soviet era. “But all that is happening, not the toughest scenario – the situation could be much worse,” – immediately reassured the deputies head of the government.
The main merit of his team Medvedev sees that today the situation in managed to stabilize the economy. The foreign exchange market calmed down, the budget deficit has not yet reached a critical level, unemployment remains low, listed the achievements of the Prime Minister. “If we assess the situation as a whole, it is stabilizing, but no illusions should not be. In the case of increasing external pressure and the preservation of low oil prices, we have to develop a different economic reality, which will check all of us on the strength of what is called” on the full program. “But we can and this” – assured the prime minister.
Deputies responded to these words in silence, although Medvedev surely hoped to hear the applause that followed in the Duma each performance senior management of the country. By the way, this time the prime minister failed to disrupt the standing ovation at the Hunter’s Row. Elected officials heartily applauded only after Medvedev at a meeting directly (such as “off the cuff”) has agreed to throw out of the budget for the construction of kindergartens additional 20 billion rubles.
The State Duma is expected that the Prime Minister will present clear action plan already nabivshemu nauseam import substitution, the development of industry and the support of the social sphere. But Medvedev mentioned these problems only in passing, but parliamentarians spoke in detail about the successes in the nuclear industry, the domestic military-industrial complex and the record grain harvest.
Despite this, the deputies continued to ask about their everyday concerns, including about the alleged impending increase in Russian retirement age. “I like working MP believes that the vast majority of the population to the decision not ready. Maybe start to raise the retirement age to own deputies and officials?” – Suggested United Russia Valery Trapeznikov. “Yes, if that’s the start in this life, it is always with yourself” – Prime Minister endorsed the idea. “That’s right!” – Shouted back at him deputies.
There is no consensus with the people’s representatives turned prime minister and on the issue of increase in consumer prices. “Some entrepreneurs just took advantage of the situation, it is elementary greed and the desire to maximize their profits in a short period,” – Medvedev rebuked merchants, but did not say how to temper their desire for super-profits.
The rest of the representatives of the Duma factions except the “United Russia” does not agree with the proposed anti-crisis measures Medvedev. “The main problem – the lack of development strategy and weak professionalism government’s economic team – outlined the problem Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov. – What would you do if tomorrow you will stop supplying oil and gas equipment, which is 80% imported, spare parts for aircraft, tablets, seeds? A bank? After all, the whole operating system in the hands of the United States! “.
Following this, Zyuganov called on the government to carry out in the country” industrializatsionny NEP “, but the requirement of resignation Medvedev team has not announced ( although in June 2013 to sign a corresponding draft resolution at the Party of Communists of the site had more than 1.6 million people).
With criticism fell on Medvedev and LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who came to the podium with a pear wrapped in cellophane. “The whole country is etched imported pears, I checked the device – one nitrates!” – Waving fruit head of the Liberal Democrats, and then offered to eat a pear premiere, but he refused. Donated by Zhirinovsky and the head of the Central Bank Nabiullina, which by that time had managed to leave the walls of the State Duma. “Oil tycoons lost on oil prices plummeted ruble earned, and we all have to suffer” – outraged Zhirinovsky, simultaneously calling to replace the head of the Central Bank and to subordinate it to the Parliament. “If the government and the Central Bank are not made mistakes, the damage would have been much less,” – continued the theme and the leader of the “Fair Russia” Sergei Mironov.
However, the opposition does not only criticize, but also offers a package of measures to the country out of crisis. What Medvedev made it clear that the government will understand without deputies. “The market economy is cyclical in nature – were crises and will not eliminate them as a class,” – said philosophically Prime Minister. And at the end, and even stated that all will be well. “We will win, we present the best country in the world – the Russian Federation!” – So Medvedev concluded the discussion.
Elena Zemskova
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