In 2008, RF Ministry of Transport as well as its subordinate services and agencies will focus their activities on five strategic targets. Total volume of budgetary allocations will make RUR 452.6 billion, PRIME-TASS refers to the materials prepared by the Ministry for a governmental meeting to be held tomorrow.
Target 1 – to develop up-to-date and efficient transport infrastructure ensuring speeding up of product distribution and decrease of transport costs in economy.
Target 2 – to increase availability of transport services for the population.
Target 3 – to improve competitiveness of Russia’s transport system and to execute transit potential of the country.
Target 4 – to improve comprehensive safety and stability of the transport system.
Target 5 – to improve investment climate and to develop market relations at transport.
In 2008, it is supposed to implement the following activities aimed at transport infrastructure development.
Subprogram "Automobile roads" of the federal special-purpose program "Modernization of the transport system of the Russian Federation (2002-2010)".
Subprogram "Civil aviation" of the federal special-purpose program "Modernization of the transport system of the Russian Federation (2002-2010)".
Subprogram "Inland Waterways" of the federal special-purpose program "Modernization of the transport system of the Russian Federation (2002-2010)".
Subprogram "Railway Transport" of the federal special-purpose program "Modernization of the transport system of the Russian Federation (2002-2010)".
Besides, the activities are to be implemented within the framework of the federal special-purpose program “Socio-economic development of the Far East and the Baikal region till 2013", federal special-purpose program "Socio-economic development of the Kuril Islands of the Sakhalin region for 2007-2015" and a number of other subprograms.