Ildar Khalikov about strategy “Tatarstan-2030”: It is important that we do not start this process from scratch but continue work we have been doing for many years

On May 6, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov held a session of the Cabinet of Ministers on considering the project “On approving the strategy of social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan until 2030”.

Opening the session, Khalikov said that the strategy has been developed for two years in cooperation with experts of Leontief center. “This work started in a favourable economic period in Tatarstan and Russia. Nowadays the document is even more topical. It shows that systematization and setting of key goals are very important,” Ildar Khalikov said.

Rustam Minnikhanov set a task on developing a working document with the involvement of municipal authorities, the public, and all regional authorities. The bill on approval of the strategy with main ideas appeared as a result of expert discussions has been prepared.

Khalikov noted that before accepting the strategy a long-term forecast of social and economic development should be approved.

According to Khalikov, during realization of the strategy “Tatarstan-2030”, the GRP, industrial and agricultural production are expected to increase by 1.8 times, the turnover of retail trade – by 1.9 times, capital investments – by 1.7 times. By 2030 the volume of GRP is to exceed 5 trillion roubles, capital investments – 1.6 trillion roubles. As for social development, the population is expected to increase by 300, 000 people, life expectancy will make 75 years, the level of unemployment will not exceed 3.7 per cent.

Minister of economy of the republic Artem Zdunov made a report on main principles of the strategy “Tatarstan-2030” and long-term forecast of social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan until 2030.