“The situation in the Russian economy is under the control of the president and the government. We have all the tools to go through it calmly, without shocks. We have enough resources to maintain financial stability. Together with the Central Bank, we are promptly taking all necessary measures to stabilize the situation, ”he said.
He recalled that the Central Bank suspended purchases of currency on the market for 30 days, and the Ministry of Finance announced its sale in order to compensate for the loss of the budget.
According to him, "these measures have already given a definite result."
“We have been living in conditions of rather low inflation for several years. We now have a large margin of safety: the Bank of Russia gold and foreign currency assets exceeded $ 570 billion, the volume of liquid assets of the national welfare fund is estimated at more than 10 trillion rubles. And even with steadily low oil prices, these funds will be enough for us for years to compensate for budget losses, ”Mishustin emphasized.
As the Prime Minister noted, these are “sufficient conditions to fully fulfill all social obligations.”
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that Russia would calmly go through a turbulent period in the economy.