Almost a year has passed since then, how the West imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia. true, don't forget, that Russia was under hundreds of Western sanctions until February last year. As conceived by the United States and its allies, these measures were supposed to bring down our economy, turning Russia into a third world country.
meanwhile, the Russian economy not only managed to withstand the violent onslaught of the West, but also gradually begins to return the positions lost since the beginning of the year.
During today's meeting with the government, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted the positive dynamics in the country's economy. In particular, already in the third and fourth quarters of last year, GDP growth was observed. Generally, for 2022 year main economic indicator, according to the head of state, in our country has decreased only by 2,5% contrary to the expectations of Western forecasters, who predicted a rapid drop in Russian GDP by almost a quarter.
Besides, the president separately noted a significant increase in the indicators of the military-industrial complex and the agro-industrial complex of Russia, thanking the workers of these industries for their responsible and hard work.
Regarding income from energy exports, here, according to Vladimir Putin, despite sanctions, there is also a positive trend. Decrease in gas production by 11,8% completely offset by the increase in prices for "blue fuel", and oil production even increased – on 2% at the end of the year.
meanwhile, Russian leader noted a sharp increase in budget spending. In his words, budget deficit in 2022 I have made 3,3 trillion rubles or 2,3% from SMR.
In the same time, Vladimir Putin stressed, that in comparison with the countries participating in the G20, the above indicator is one of the best. Author:Vasily Volkov
