“We made a decision to postpone the working day on December 31 to tomorrow, on Saturday, taking into account the rather tense end of the year and we need this day to successfully complete the year,” he said.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, is instructed to bring the order to all units and subunits, and the National Center for Defense Management - to monitor its implementation.
Authorities in a number of regions have already relieved local officials of their jobs on December 31 and encouraged employers to do the same.
At the end of November, a bill was submitted to the State Duma with a proposal to make the last day of the year inoperative.
President Vladimir Putin noted that the idea is logical and that he fully agrees with the arguments.