Belarusian President discusses major economic priorities for 2016 with Finance Minister

Вelarus" draft budget for 2016, together with a package of documents on socio-economic development forecast, will shortly be submitted for consideration by the President. Yesterday, Alexander Lukashenko received Finance Minister Vladimir Amarin with a report focusing on economic indicators for next year. According to the President, priority should be given to reducing inflation, which so far does not exceed 10% on last December. Alexander Lukashenko urges to by all means keep inflation within single digits and achieve minimum interest rates on external loans. The national debt should not grow, the President stressed.