Kudrin: Putin takes all key Russia econ decisions
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin decides on all of Russia's key economic policies, although President Dmitry Medvedev also gets a say on matters like taxes, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said in a magazine interview.
"He personally takes all key decisions, in line with his understanding of economics," Kudrin, a 10-year veteran at the helm of the ministry and thus the longest serving G8 Finance Minister, told Euromoney magazine in an interview. "In terms of taxes, the deficit, big government programs -- every decision is taken together with the president and the prime minister," he added. (AP)
