OREANDA-NEWS There should be no poverty in Russia, the country's authorities must overcome this problem, so work in this direction will continue, said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Mishustin speaks at the State Duma on Wednesday with a report on the work of the government for 2024.

"Poverty is the most important area that we have been systematically working on for many years. Since 2020, the poverty rate has decreased from 12.5% to 7.2%. This is a serious result... Absolutely, we will continue working. We have to overcome this. This should not happen," said the head of the Russian government.