OREANDA-NEWS. On December 03, 2007 the Government of Belarus has adjusted the next year’s draft social and economic development guidelines and the state budget bill in compliance with the instructions the President gave during a Government session on November 13. The documents have been submitted for consideration of the head of state, reported the Official website www.government.by.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko received a report from Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky. The meeting also tabled current issues concerning the operation of the national economy.

The President was informed about the fulfilment of separate investment projects, in particular, projects implemented in the High-Tech Park in association with Iran Khodro company.

Alexander Lukashenko was also informed about the progress in implementing the 2007-2010 State Innovation Development Programme. Sergei Sidorsky said, the Government had developed an infrastructure for managing the national innovation system at the national, branch-wise and regional levels, a detailed plan of actions to be taken to fulfil the state programme as well as a plan for setting up new real-economy enterprises and modernising existing ones.

This year 660 projects have been accomplished as part of the programme. In January-September around Br2.4 trillion was appropriated for these purposes. 65 facilities, including eight enterprises and major manufacturing facilities, 18 new manufactures as well as 39 modernised facilities at existing companies, were put into service.

In particular, over the period Byelorussian Steel Works set up an installation for manufacturing seamless hot-rolled pipes, while ZAO Atlant started manufacturing automatic washing machines, Smorgon Aggregate Plant — tractors Belarus-921, RUPP Berezatara set up a division for tin varnishing and lithography. Other significant projects were accomplished as well.

As a result of the accomplished projects of the state programme 2,043 new jobs were created in Belarus.