26 March, Vitebsk /Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. The main indicator of socio-economic development is the quality of life of people. This was stated today at a regular session of the Vitebsk Regional Council of Deputies by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, BELTA correspondent reports.
"The quality of life of people is determined by a decent level of wages and the development of the social sphere," the governor emphasized. In order to achieve the average wage level of $750-800 in equivalent, as set by the Regional Executive Committee for December 2013, efficient operation of industry, the agricultural sector, and the construction industry is necessary. Labor productivity per employee should average at least $70,000 for the year.
Alexander Kosinets sees the increase in the efficiency of the industrial and agricultural sectors in modernization. The region needs about Br17 trillion for its implementation. Moreover, the sources of funding will be the enterprises' own funds, credit resources, and investors' funds. Priority for the region is the development of machine tool construction, energy, and enterprises related to the processing of natural resources. In the agro-industrial complex, it is necessary to continue the reconstruction and construction of new dairy farms. This year, about 200 complexes will undergo modernization, and all of them will be equipped only with milking parlors and robots, which will allow livestock breeding to embark on an intensive development path.
The Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee directly links the development of the social sphere with the work of the real sector of the economy. "The execution of the budget surplus depends on the fulfillment of increased forecast indicators, which will allow for the development of social infrastructure," he emphasized. The Regional Executive Committee has approved forecast indicators for the socio-economic development of the region for 2013, which are higher than those set by the Council of Ministers. Thus, gross regional product is forecasted at 112% compared to 2012, industrial production by physical volume index at 120% compared to last year, sales profitability in industry at 12%, and the share of shipped innovative products at 40%. If these indicators are met, the budget surplus is forecasted at Br2.5 trillion.-0-