Putin: There are still external dangers for our economy

Russian President Putin made assessments of the country’s economy at a meeting with government officials in the capital, Moscow.

Explaining that the country’s economy performed well in the first quarter of this year, Putin said: “Consolidated budget revenues exceeded 13 trillion rubles in the first quarter of this year. Revenue, excluding oil and natural gas, rose 14 percent to 1.4 trillion rubles. he said.

“Oil and natural gas revenues fell by 1.3 trillion rubles,” Putin said. There are still external threats to our economy, and we are well aware of this. It would be a mistake to relax on this issue and let the situation flow believing that everything will be fine by itself, we have no right to do so. saying.

Noting that difficulties continue in the country’s economy, especially in the automotive, wood processing, chemical production and fertilizer sectors, Putin said that various measures will be taken to solve problems in these areas.

Explaining that companies in Russia did not resort to mass layoffs despite difficult conditions, Putin said: “Now the situation has fundamentally changed, the unemployment rate in the country is 3.5 percent, the highest level low on record, and there are not enough employees in most areas. he made the comment of him.

Putin stressed that the problems related to the labor gap must be solved through the use of technology. (AA)