Putin orders new budget rules to boost Russia's growth

[June 07, 2022]    (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the government to draw up new budget rules by the end of July to boost growth and help protect the economy from a serious downturn.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 6, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

"Work has already started on the federal budget for the next three years. A fundamental issue here is the construction of budget rules that not only ensure the stability of public finances, but also contribute to increasing the growth rate of the Russian economy," Putin said in a televised meeting.

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

 

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