MINSK, April 2 (BelTA) – In the present day conditions budgetary resources should be spent only on priority projects, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a session dedicated to the formation and utilization of budgetary funds, including innovation, road and environmental funds, BelTA has learnt.
The President underlined that the plans and approaches of half a year before have become obsolete. “We should single out priority tasks that can benefit the country most. We should strictly follow the priority avenues of work, investing in what can pay back most. It is crucial to have clear priorities, not to waste our efforts on trifles and to cut non-priority spending,” the head of state said.
Alexander Lukashenko said that he cannot sign draft normative acts submitted by the government on the formation and utilization of budgetary funds because they do not take into account the drastic changes in the economy. According to the Belarusian President, the government neglects the processes that are taking place globally and affecting Belarus; the government has stuck in the middle of the last century. According to him, big resources envisaged in the presented documents are distributed between various departments and numerous programmes, though the importance of the programmes is not taken into account.
Today we need to start thinking about the future, the President said. “Crises come and go while the goals set by the people before the government remain. We need to lay the groundwork today for a breakthrough in the future. For that we need to concentrate all available resources,” he said.
Every ruble to be spent should be scrutinized closely. We need to put aside everything which is irrelevant and analyze whether we will survive without these expenses or not. Today we cannot afford throwing money away,” he said.
The work on cutting expenses, saving material and financial resources should be made regular. “This is not a one-time campaign,” the President warned.
Social programmes will not be curtailed even in today’s difficult situation. “Belarus is the state for the people. Social programmes and obligations remain inviolable. Yet people should understand how much it costs us. Today’s possibilities are limited therefore we need to use every ruble in the most efficient way,” Alexander Lukashenko said.
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Belarus President: funding for priority projects only