Sobyanin spoke about the growth of Moscow's economy in all directions

The growth of indicators is noted in all areas of the economy in Moscow. This was announced by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, speaking at the plenary session "Financial System: challenges and objectives" of the X Moscow Financial Forum.

"So far, there has been growth in Moscow in almost all areas: investment growth, industrial production growth, and even a small increase in trade," said the mayor, whose words are quoted on the portal. mos.ru .

Over the past six years, the investment growth rate in the capital has been 2.4 times higher than the Russian average. At the same time, one ruble of budget investments accounts for 18 rubles of private investment, the mayor emphasized, noting that private investments generate budget flows to both the federal and regional budgets. "Optimizing current expenses, maximizing the share of investments and investments that generate economic growth, including tax revenues," Sobyanin said.

The mayor also pointed out that the growth of the capital's economy is linked to stability, which is ensured by the policy of the Russian government with the support of the president of the country. "The main thing is to understand what will happen to the rules of the game in which you live, in two years, in five years, in 10 years. Over the past 15 years, of course, we have had changes to these rules, but they were not fundamental. We understand them and this gives us the opportunity to plan and optimize all budget processes," he stressed.

Sobyanin also expressed confidence that for Moscow to develop, it needs to compete not with Russian regions, but with the world's leading megacities. In particular, it is worth focusing on such growth leaders as Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing or Shanghai.

The mayor called for further development of the city "in all areas — in social policy, social sphere, healthcare, education, industrial development, transport, creative industry." "This is the only guarantee for us to be competitive," he stressed.

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