Head of President Administration: Belarus’ five-year development programme balanced, its key indicators agreed on
The draft programme of Belarus’ socio-economic development for 2026-2030 has been balanced and agreed on with regard to key macroeconomic and financial indicators – as stated by Dmitry Krutoi, the Head of the President Administration, following today’s meeting with the participation of Aleksandr Lukashenko
As reported, two draft programmes of Belarus’ socio-economic development for 2026-2030 (prepared by the Government and the working group led by Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Roman Golovchenko) have been presented to the Head of State at the meeting today. Following it, journalists asked whether it had been determined in what form the document would be submitted to the Belarusian People’s Congress for consideration.
“There is no disagreement on the target indicators, and I think it became one of the fundamental, basic achievements of today's meeting,” Mr. Krutoi said. “This applies to gross domestic product, investments, exports, real wage growth, price control, and inflation. In short, the programme is balanced and co-ordinated with regard to key macroeconomic and financial indicators.”
As for the number of priorities included in the programme, the developers will make a final decision on the issue in the near future, prior to the meeting of the Presidium of the Belarusian People’s Congress. “The President once again commented on the areas outlined in his election programme, including rental housing, tourism potential, and the country's defence capability,” Mr. Krutoi informed.
At the meeting, the President rightly noted that it is politically incorrect not to mention the topic of strengthening defence in one of the key documents of the country's development, taking into account the aggressive policy being pursued by Belarus’ western neighbours right now. Mr. Krutoi explained, “This concerns the closure of borders, the militarisation of Poland and the Baltic States, and the allocation of tremendous resources by the European Union for weapons. With this in mind, the development of our country's defence capability and military-industrial complex, as well as its prospects, will also be outlined in some version of the programme, of course – despite the existence of the Military Doctrine and the National Security Concept.”
The Head of State also recalled that the regional development is a fundamental aspect. “As you can see, his schedule prior to the Belarusian People's Congress is organised in such a way that he personally holds meetings with regional activists in each region, once again voices his thoughts and demands regarding development prospects for the next five years, because the responsibility for the implementation of the events and projects outlined and agreed upon by the Belarusian People’s Congress delegates will increase many-fold,” Mr. Krutoi emphasised.
