He recalled that since this year, all state programs have been working in accordance with the principles and instruments of project financing.

“This approach helped to significantly improve the work with state programs, in particular, on September 26, cash execution for them reached almost 70%, which is much more than a year earlier,” TASS quoted Mishustin as saying.

The prime minister noted that this made it possible to reach higher rates than originally planned.

Earlier, Mishustin said that a decision had been made to indefinitely extend the Rural Mortgage program of preferential lending.

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to amend the laws to provide for the full or partial decriminalization of certain acts in the field of entrepreneurial activity, for the commission of which liability in the form of imprisonment is not provided or applied.