“The initiative was ours, it was unexpectedly supported by the Ministry of Finance, and we implemented it in this form - because the words of gratitude are completely objective to Anton Germanovich Siluanov,” Volodina quotes TASS.
The State Duma speaker said that regardless of Siluanov’s new position, the discussion on the issue of providing assistance to the regions is his merit.
Earlier, Anton Siluanov told RT how much the social measures announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin would cost the budget.