Yuri Trutnev: The Far East continues to develop intensively

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev, held a visiting meeting on summing up the results of work on the socio-economic development of the Far East in 2023.The event was attended by the heads of all eleven Far Eastern regions.The meeting noted: according to a number of indicators, the Far East is steadily ahead of the average Russian level.These are investments in fixed assets, volumes of construction work, housing, revenue of organizations, mining, industrial production.“This is not superiority, but the path to fulfilling the tasks that the president set before us.The Far East should develop faster to catch up with the average Russian level, ”Yuri Trutnev emphasized.The fulfillment of key tasks set by the President of Russia, in particular, the reduction of migration outflow of the population, exceeding the average Russian indicators of the quality of life and economic development, was discussed.“Ten years ago, the President of Russia announced the development of the Far East by a national priority for the whole century.The government approved the main approaches to the development of territories.Ten years later, in the circuit of this work - already 18 regions of the Far East and the Arctic, 3.5 thousand companies that implement investment projects for 9.5 trillion rubles - 4 trillion rubles have already been invested.National projects are being implemented, an additional 146 billion rubles are aimed at building social infrastructure for a presidential unified subsidy.For six years, almost 2 thousand objects have been built according to this program: from sports grounds to complex medical complexes, ”said Alexei Chekunkov, Minister of the Russian Federation on the Development of the Far East and Arctic.Particular attention is paid to the development of cities, improvement, healthcare, education, culture.According to the Far Eastern concession, 29 projects are being implemented.Objects of tourism, culture, sports, education, housing and communal services and social services for more than 2 million Far East and guests of the region are being created.This year it is planned to increase the portfolio of projects on the Far Eastern concession to 45 - totaling 180 billion rubles.The most important area is to attract investment.“In the conditions of sanctions, new investors come to the Far East, remotely to continue the implementation of most investment projects.I ask the heads of regions to continue to pay attention to work with investors, how much the administrations of territories are friendly in relation to business, they are trying to help in those situations when there are malfunctions due to sanctions in the supply and commissioning of equipment.The development of our country depends on the development of the economy, ”said Yuri Trutnev.Source: https://75.ru/news/348439 [https://75.ru/news/348439]