“Obviously, the growth rates that we have achieved are not enough for us. We ourselves are well aware of this, have talked about it many times. Everything needs to be done to increase the growth rate of the economy, improve its structure and quality, ”he said.

In early December, the Russian leader said that macroeconomic stability was ensured in Russia, inflation was at the level of 3.6%. According to him, the growth of industrial production last year amounted to 3%. At the same time, unemployment is at the level of 4.6%, and inflation - 3.6%.

He noted that for Russia this is a historical minimum.