“Putin proposed a number of new measures and outlined new tasks related to stimulating socio-economic development, increasing the level of well-being of the population and ensuring stability in Russia.
The Chinese side highly appreciates this, ”TASS quotes a Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Earlier it was reported that Putin instructed the government to prepare new measures by July to fulfill the national goals of the country's strategic development, taking into account the instructions given during the message to the Federal Assembly.
Thus, during his speech, the Russian leader instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to prepare a program to support families with children, as well as single parents.
In addition, he noted the need in the near future to legislate the payment of sick leave for caring for a child up to seven years in full, regardless of the length of service.
In addition, Putin spoke about measures to support the regions and called for an increase in the average life expectancy in Russia to 78 years by 2030.