Kudrin is encroaching on "Strategy 2020»

VIII Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum opened Chechen dances: the former governor of Krasnoyarsk and the founder of the Forum, now in the North Caucasus envoy Alexander Khloponin had brought him a set of delegations of the North Caucasian republics, many of which are staged on the sidelines of the forum their expositions. Krasnoyarsk for old ex-governor took very well, shouting that missed, but the main speaker, no doubt, was finance minister, Alexei Kudrin, who led the organizing committee for the first time Kefa. The imbalance. Friday's speech of the Finance Ministry at the Krasnoyarsk forum was vigorous in form, but essentially pessimistic. The minister was visibly disturbed by the growing costs of the state. In fact, Kudrin repeated verbatim the idea voiced at the "Forum of Russia 2011" government economist Alexander Belousov (see "F." on 02.07.2011): the rate of economic growth at 4% per year Russia is guaranteed, but given the costs to be incurred to explore for reserves increase it to 6-7%. Particularly concerned about the deputy prime minister of national defense: military modernization program will cost the budget 1.5% of GDP. "Even in my wildest assumptions, I do not think that we as military spending will rise" - confessed to Kudrin. The consequences of threatening us financial imbalances can be very significant. First, you need to reconsider "Strategy 2020", "The crisis has brought down some guidelines and reduced resources. In 2020 the concept of goal has not changed, but changed resources ", - said Alexei Kudrin. An even more serious consequence may be to raise the retirement age, without which eliminate the deficit of the Pension Fund is not possible. "Yes, I many not agree, - said the Minister of Finance. - And the party in power, and other policies. However, only in the last half of 2010 pensions in the Russian Federation has been appointed to anyone younger than 50 years. This does not exist anywhere in the world. So to think that increasing the tax burden on business, we solve the problem, it is premature. " It appears that Alexei Kudrin was in opposition to the general line of the party in power (about the same opposition has demonstrated, German Gref, the eve of his departure from government.) This impression is reinforced ambiguous remarks Finance Minister about the upcoming election, which, according to Kudrin, will be "a test for the government" and that should take part, "all of the most important political forces in the country", as it will provide the mandate of public trust to further economic reform . New economy. Minister of Finance comfort could only "new growth economics", which was not before the crisis, 2008-2009. But in Russia today economists say the restoration of the pre-crisis growth model. For example, the budget for the regions falling investment component. In addition, as reported shortly before Education Minister Andrei Fursenko, the proportion fell in the financing business of science. How to stimulate the modernization of the federal and regional levels, were devoted much of the debate on the Café. Topics taken up a lot, but especially the forum back to the two barriers to speed up growth: poor infrastructure and problems with training. In fact, once said "a fool and roads." For example, the CEO of "SUEK" Vladimir Rashevsky, said that the main obstacles to development are the deterioration of infrastructure, staff shortages and inadequate education. A long statement of the owner of "Rusal" Oleg Deripaska, too, was, in fact, "crying" about the lack of infrastructure: the low-bandwidth ports, rail deliberateness, which lag behind even the ships, bypassing the Cape of Good Hope, the lack of regions of small and medium-sized banks. According to Deripaska, Russia hopelessly losing in the battle for foreign investment even African countries: "The changes that have occurred in Africa over the past 10 years, just sad to watch." Amazing grace. With great anxiety on the forum also discussed the problems of professional education and, moreover, that the forum was a meeting Education Minister Andrei Fursenko with the rectors of leading universities. Meeting was preceded by a presentation of the results of an international study of engineering education, and the authors of the Higher School of Economics called their presentation "Amazing Grace": according to the famous song Vysotsky, amazing grace reigns in the cemetery. Scientific director of the Institute of Education HSE Isaac Frumin explained that the state of our education badly, many students admit that they have not learned anything and have no experience of participating in research. And this situation is absolutely satisfied all: students like the fact that teachers do not stick to them, teachers are confident that work well, the rectors of no motive to improve the quality of education, and employment in a demographic hole all guaranteed. In education, according to Frumin, not "agents of modernization." In the end, as warned in our Novosibirsk Governor Viktor Tolokonsky, soon we are keenly felt not only a lack of workers but also engineers and technologists. Particularly acute problem will arise in the regions. As many participants in the forum, all more or less talented people, as well as applicants are able to go to Moscow. Vice-Mayor of Moscow, Andrei Sharonov, who had to answer before Siberians for the capital, "translated arrows" to foreign countries: according to him, through Moscow Regionals often travel to other countries in transit. Only Andrei Fursenko was not inclined to dramatize the situation. According to him, in spite of the conservatism of Russian universities, today they are "in the way of change" that is important. However, many speakers demanded that the minister of higher education institutions subordinate to the needs of employers. In particular, the chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss, said: "In my opinion, today, of course, are primary business interests, because the university could generate demand, the standards only in a planned economy. Today, the basic impulses of others, and that is why it seems to me that today is determining the business. And, intentionally Roughly situation, one might even say that the university should serve the current and strategic needs of specific businesses. " The difference in the device. Among other statements greatest revival was the report of presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich, who said that Russia must grow connections (spiritual and logistics), brands and successful people (people just because of the severe demographic situation, obviously, can not increment). To the question from the audience realizes the government is going on in the country in fact, Arkady Dvorkovich said that every minute talks on social networks and therefore has an idea of ​​what is happening in most parts of Russian territory. But, apparently, social networks have different, as evidenced by the speech of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriev, who, in defiance of the prevailing mood of anxiety on the forum, made note-optimistic. According to him, for fear of the situation in Russia is often exaggerated, and generally in the country "is not as bad as it seems foreign investors' fears and doubts which" removed simple explanations. " On and calmed down. The words of Alexei Kudrin, who blurted out that "we live in concepts, not rules," no one has responded diplomatically.