Vladimir Putin: Prepaid gas for Ukraine remained exactly two days – TVNZ

In opening the meeting with members of the government, Vladimir Putin spoke of “hot” issues. And the most urgent of them was the issue of gas supplies to Ukraine.

– Unfortunately, there are energy minister, he was in Brussels with colleagues talked about our relations with Ukraine in the gas sector, – said the president . – Prepaid gas remains exactly two days. So far no action has been taken. I would ask the Prime Minister with “Gazprom” to pay more attention. Conflicts of previous years are not wanted, and we are ready to strictly comply with all contractual obligations, but only as part of an advance payment.

With the energy, or more precisely, the prices of them was connected and the main issue on the agenda. Oil has fallen far below the budgeted figures of the country, will have to redo the main financial document.

– This necessity caused significant changes in external conditions, – said the head of state. – A new version of a document drawn up a basis of the decline in oil prices to a level of $ 50 per barrel and an exchange rate at the level of 61.5 rubles per dollar in the absence of opportunities to mobilize financial resources from international markets. You will need to make appropriate changes to the budget law. I know that the government is long enough and work hard at it. Will need to continue to work in the same mode with the State Duma.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that revenues decreased by 2.6 trillion rubles, expenses are reduced by 300 billion rubles. Thus, the hole in the budget will be about 2.8 trillion rubles.

– We offer a redistribution of resources within the budget, that is to set priorities within the budget – said the minister. – The total amount of redistribution – more than a trillion rubles.

The government wants to take 3.7 trillion rubles from the Reserve Fund. After that, it still remains at the end of the year okolo1,7 trillion rubles.

– We must now put the task to have a balanced budget in the short medium term, so that we keep the reserves that we adjust its obligation under the new conditions – formulated Siluanov. – Such an ideology of amendments to the budget law.