Medvedev urged to abandon the “survival strategies” – Russian newspaper

In response to external economic pressure Russia must maximize economic freedom, according to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and this will form the basis of modern model of growth in Russia.

This year, the International Investment Forum in Sochi representatives of the authorities, and business experts discussed possible options for such a strategy of development of our country, to return the economy to growth, thus filling it with different quality, different from the raw model, which due to low oil prices no longer works. Add to this the problem of the ruble exchange rate and the tough sanctions from the West, closed to Russian companies not only capital markets, but in many positions and in technology.

– In such a situation – a situation of external pressure, instability of the world economy, low oil prices – a crisis ceased to be just an ordinary crisis, to which we are all somehow get used – said the prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the plenary session. – In fact, in our eyes, a new reality that a lot of talk and I recently spoke to one of his articles. This is the basic economic and social characteristics that will determine the development of the world economy over the next decades.

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Such changes should not scare Russian. On the contrary, they are opportunities, as new technological order in the world is in flux, many emerging markets have not yet mastered. “Russia must once and for all abandon the” catch-up “development model, – said the head of government. – It is not enough just to follow a strategy of survival. In this case, we will fall behind and this time hopeless.” To do this, there decades, so all the work of the Cabinet, said Medvedev focused on the elimination of the existing imbalances in the economy and, of course, to fight with the crisis.

In the new circumstances, the government’s new estimates, many areas of work and tools that can help meet the challenges. The importance of today are the investment activity, import substitution, the quality of public administration and fiscal policy. “It is to them we must concentrate our efforts in the first place,” – said the prime minister.

In order to stimulate investment activity – and it is fundamentally necessary, including for the implementation of plans to import substitution, as the possibility of budget not limitless – the state must remove the barriers that prevent the money to come to the market.

– In response to external economic pressure, we must not only maintain but also to maximize the space of economic freedom and, in fact, it and is the foundation of a modern model of economic growth, – said Dmitry Medvedev.

The most important element of the structural reform of the economy over the past year was the program of import substitution. Return to Russian goods on Russian shelves – it’s just the problem-at least, as a maximum – the appearance of competitive domestic goods, which have been sold in other countries.

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“The policy of import substitution, and I would like to specifically point out – this is not isolation, not the creation of artificial barriers, and the competitiveness of Russian non-resource policy products in the global markets “, – reminded the prime minister position of the authorities. The government is ready to help not only with the organization of new production, but also to promote the export of high-tech products.

Out of the import substitution policy and plans for the replacement of the entire row of imports, and proposals to ban certain products sounds more and more. “Complete withdrawal of imported goods to our market, can, and gives an additional chance to our, Russian manufacturers, but we can not create a sterile condition, – he explained the Prime Minister. – It will discourage and, eventually, to beat the quality of the goods and, of course guaranteed to lead to higher prices “.

Related to the development of business plans and investment activity is directly dependent on how the mechanisms of public administration. Eliminating bureaucratic pressure, improving the work of supervisory institutions, the judicial system – the problem that the agenda is not one shot. “All countries in the last decade have made an economic breakthrough, tender, including the reform of public administration and improving the transparency of power,” – said Medvedev on the experience of others who have succeeded States.

First of all, according to the prime minister, you must change the quality of state control. The number of regulatory bodies in the country is enormous. The first association already occurred – Federal Tariff Service has become part of the antimonopoly authority. There are a number of proposals in other associations, but they are the head of government has promised to tell later.

“should be qualitatively different and activities of the state in the economy “- said the Prime Minister. One problem – excessive government costs and expenditures of state companies. The prime minister recalled the words of science fiction writer Robert Heinlein, who said that “the elephant – a mouse that is made by the government order.” “Here we have these” elephants “, of course, create should not”, – said Dmitry Medvedev.

Work on improving the state apparatus, which, according to the head of the Cabinet, must be compact, efficient, and its activities – transparent to the public. In the near future, said the chairman of the government, possible new solutions to reduce the number of officials.

Finally, the fourth priority – fiscal policy. It can not now be given, in addition to the more rigid, and that this principle is born is now a budget for next year. His project The Cabinet intends to consider the following week. Protected items will remain international commitments, ensuring national defense and security, support for agriculture.

– And, of course, social obligations, in any event as a social obligation performed, and will be carried out, – assured Medvedev. – At a crucial historical stages we made too painful for people to jump – I mean the former historical epochs – and so the state no longer has the moral authority to impair the rights of citizens during the next leap forward.

In fact, significant for the further successful development of Russia and the directions of the executive branch much more, but without solving the four, said the prime minister, it is impossible to move forward. Dmitry Medvedev quoted Alexander Graham Bell. The scientist said that when one door closes, another opens, and we often with avid attention looking at the closed door, and did not notice the door opened.

– This is the door to a new reality in front of us, and only us from our common work with you depends, what will this new reality. Ultimately, it is you and this reality and form, – concluded the Prime Minister.