President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said that it is good for some foreign companies to leave in some sectors of the economy and called for supporting domestic competition. He spoke about this at a meeting with the leadership of the lower house of parliament and the leaders of the parliamentary groups.
“Maybe there would be no happiness, but misfortune helped. In some sectors, in some sectors of the economy, it’s good that someone left our market. It’s bad that there is less competition. But we have to make an effort to maintain domestic competition,” he said.
According to him, if internal competition is established, this will positively affect the quality and price of goods.
Putin added that everything that has happened recently shows that the fundamental foundations of the Russian economy are much more stable than “top down” villains think.
Before Putin statedThat questions about the role of the state in the economy should be resolved on the basis of the interests of the people and the country.