Putin noted the problems of poverty and alcoholism in single-industry towns

This was reported on the Kremlin website.

“From low incomes of citizens, from situations associated with these single-industry towns, and another problem is the high level of alcoholism among the population.

There is no need to shove anything under the carpet somewhere, varnish nothing, you need to deal with the most pressing problems, ”Putin said.

He noted that there are 11 single-industry towns in the Kirov region, and urged Sokolov to pay attention to these problems.

Earlier, Putin called insufficient pace of poverty reduction in Russia.

In April, Putin instructed to ensure in 2022 a reduction in the level of poverty and income inequality of the population.