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Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to promptly make changes to the budget, taking into account new payments for children from January 1 of this year.

All social decisions announced by President of the Russian Federation will be financially provided in full this year, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov said.

On January 14, at Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism, a summing up meeting of Tatarstan Ministry of Sport on the results of its work in 2019 and tasks for 2020 was held.

Today an expanded meeting of the final board of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan was held at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The real effective ruble exchange rate (for currencies of major trading partners of the Russian Federation adjusted for inflation), in December rose by 1.7%, since the beginning of 2019 - by 8.4%, according to the materials of the CBR.

On January 11, speaking at the Government House of the republic at a regional videoconference held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and all regions of the republic,  Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin reported on the work of the construction industry in the region and said that as many as 50 social programmes will be implemented in Tatarstan in 2020.

The average price of Urals oil for 2019 amounted to $63,59 per barrel. This is 9.17% less than a year earlier. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Russian Ministry of Economic Development predicts ruble appreciation in the first half of 2020. This was reported by RT with the reference to the data are given in the monitoring “Credit picture” prepared by the department.

The national projects, including investments in infrastructure, stimulate economic growth in Russia after 2022. Such forecasts are contained in the published World Bank January report, “Prospects for the Development of the World Economy”. This year the document is called "Low rates of economic growth, political problems".

International Anti-corruption Day was launched on October 9th 2003 by the General Assembly of the United Nations as a way of raising awareness of corruption and highlighting the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it. The official reason given by the UN for creating this day is that it was “concerned about the seriousness of problems and threats posed by corruption to the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law”.