The key facts
- LDPR proposes a 'new industrialization' of the economy, especially relevant for the Far East
- Slutsky linked the region's development with housing, healthcare and education
- Kozhemyako: plans to increase cargo transshipment in Far Eastern Federal District ports to 300 million tons
LDPR initiative at the State Duma session
The LDPR faction proposes a course toward a 'new industrialization' for the Russian economy, which is especially relevant for the Far East. This was announced at a plenary session of the State Duma by party chairman Leonid Slutsky. According to him, the region's development should proceed at an accelerated pace, and economic growth should be accompanied by the construction of affordable housing, quality healthcare and education, so that people can connect their family's life with the region and raise their children there.
Connection with political tradition and government priorities
Slutsky noted that the Far East holds special significance for the LDPR: Vladimir Zhirinovsky spoke about the need for accelerated development of this territory. He also recalled that today the development of the region is one of Vladimir Putin's strategic priorities.
Plans for Far Eastern ports
Earlier, candidate for the post of Deputy Prime Minister — plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Oleg Kozhemyako, at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, stated that the authorities plan to increase cargo transshipment volumes in Far Eastern ports to 300 million tons.
