Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin speaks during a session of the Gaidar Forum 2018 “Russia and the World: values and virtues” in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
February 7, 2018
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin said on Wednesday that the Russian government is now more cautious over its privatization program, as there is no need to fill major budget gaps.
Speaking in the Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, Oreshkin added that the year would see a budget surplus.
(Reporting by Darya Korsunskaya; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Maria Kiselyova)
