According to Peskov, when making decisions and discussing large megaprojects that involve large budget expenditures, “of course, members of the government, the economic bloc sometimes diverge in their understanding, diverge in their positions,” RIA Novosti informs.
“This is a workflow, this is normal; and all ministers and heads of departments express their point of view to the president, argue her, ”he said.
Peskov explained that Gref and Kudrin adhered to the point of view of the inappropriateness of large expenses for projects such as the construction of the ring road around St. Petersburg, but Putin made a decision based on the results, and the projects were implemented.
As he noted, they became "an important contribution to the development of the country as a whole and specific regions in particular."
Previously, Putin said that in order to launch some major projects, he had to poke on ministers.
As an example, he told how he “poked” at Kudrin and Gref, who opposed the allocation of funds for the construction of the ring road around St. Petersburg, arguing that it was more important tasks and the need to take care of the macroeconomic situation.