“The Government of the Russian Federation <…> shall submit to the State Duma annual reports on the Government’s performance, including on issues formulated by the State Duma.” (Constitution of the Russian Federation, Article 114, Clause 1, Subclause “a”).
Mikhail Mishustin: Mr
Volodin, Ms Matviyenko, deputies of the State Duma, colleagues,
Annual Government report on its performance to the State Duma
Today I am presenting an annual report on the results
of the Government’s performance in 2020 to the State Duma.
In his Address to the Federal Assembly delivered on 15
January 2020, the President presented a new large-scale programme of social
support. He also proposed formalising social guarantees at the constitutional
level and making amendments to the Constitution to enhance the efficiency of these
efforts at all levels of power.
The President outlined our priorities. They include
taking care of families and children, developing the economy and creating
conditions for business, and supporting the regions as a prerequisite for the
country’s development. We hoped to be
able to achieve considerable results in all these spheres in a very short time.
However, we had to address the implementation of the
tasks set by the President in extremely difficult conditions. Nobody could have
imagined that the threat posed by the new infection would be so serious
throughout the world. Millions of lives were put in danger. To save them and to
prevent the worst case scenarios, the Government adopted a number of emergency
measures in accordance with the President’s instructions. This called for a new
speed of decision-making and an almost 24/7 operation. We had to act as quickly as possible.
More to be soon…
