Natalia Kochanova discussed the development of the Vitebsk region with the region's active members
Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova held a meeting with the aktiv of the Vitebsk region in Polotsk in a dialogue platform format.
The Chairperson of the Council of the Republic met with the parliamentary corps of the northern region, heads of the regional executive committee and district executive committees. Before the meeting, Natalya Kochanova emphasized that she is ready to answer all pressing and topical questions that have arisen locally: "I want you to be ready for an open and trusting conversation."
Natalya Kochanova noted that the year is coming to an end, the country is summing up the results of the work done this year, and plans for the next year are already being made. "In the first reading in the House of Representatives, we considered the budget bill for 2023. The budget retains its social orientation. The tasks that were set by the VI All-Belarusian People's Congress and the President of Belarus in terms of priority areas for the development of our country remain unchanged. And no matter how difficult the situations are in the world - this is the sanctions pressure on our country, and the developing situation around our country - not a single social program, not a single direction that has been defined, has been closed. All programs are in effect, they will work. Moreover, the budget provides for an increase in spending on healthcare and education - what is a priority for us today," said the speaker.
Natalya Kochanova noted that people who are responsible for what is happening today in the region, in each individual region and city, have gathered at the meeting. "You bear a serious responsibility - the fulfillment of the tasks set by the country's leadership for local authorities, the parliamentary corps, and defined as the main directions of development. This is the sacred duty of every leader on the ground," emphasized the Chairperson of the Council of the Republic.
The Speaker recalled that the formation of the budget and the subsequent implementation of state programs depend on the fulfillment of the forecast indicators of socio-economic development. "Summing up this year, we see who worked and how, which regions are better, where there are problems and why. But for the economy to work successfully, the President and the VI All-Belarusian People's Congress have determined the fundamental direction - this is the uniform development of the regions. And from how they develop, it is clear how our country will live on. It is here that everything is formed - the country's economy, human potential, ideology, and our nation as Belarusians," said Natalya Kochanova, who visits different regions of the country and sees how people live.
The Chairperson of the Council of the Republic noted that all conditions have been created for a decent life in every city and district, there is a vertical of power and structures that work for the benefit of the people: "The task has been set - the development of the economy in terms of opening enterprises and productions in a specific district or city. We understand that if there is work and all conditions are created in district centers, then people will stay and live there."