Presidential Address, "Economic Self-Sufficiency", Tasks for the PMR Government and the PMR Supreme Council (transcript)

To the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

By and large, all the tasks in this block, and not only, are addressed to the government, but nevertheless. There is an important element specifically. Take measures to minimize reporting in institutions subordinate to state authorities and administrative bodies, especially in the education and healthcare systems. Instruct the creation of departmental commissions to identify excessive reporting. The commissions should include specialists not only from departmental offices but also from subordinate institutions. It seems to be dry phrases, but I'll get to the heart of the matter. There is a real problem. You understand, I communicate with citizens everywhere: with teachers, with principals, and with doctors of various levels. There is a criticism. This criticism should be addressed to themselves or their superiors, not to the President in fact. I am all for eliminating excessive reporting. The specialist says, "I spend half a day filling out all these forms". I say, "Wait a second, who came up with this? The President? No. The Supreme Council? That's also unlikely. The government? They'll approve whatever you need. So you probably came up with these forms yourselves. Therefore, respected leaders, this applies to healthcare, education, and other departments in terms of reporting. Please, listen to me. Create committees that will include not only clerks from ministries and departments, who by and large don't even have a medical education or are only indirectly involved in education, but also specific specialists: surgeons, traumatologists, proctologists, and other doctors. Invite chief physicians, department heads, department managers – those who work with this. Let them leave the bare minimum necessary to support the functioning of the institution under their jurisdiction, and, of course, for the prosecutor – just in case. Do you understand the nuance? Every form of paperwork must be justified by something. Not paper for paper's sake, but paper for the sake of meaning. Make sure there's enough of what's necessary. Don't overload yourself. You've overloaded yourself and created a ton of reports for yourself. The Internal Affairs system, for example, also has a lot of reporting, I assure you. But if we're talking about operational investigative activities, naturally, as I said earlier, every step an operative takes must be documented in some operational record file, so that it can later serve as evidence in a criminal investigation. There's no other way. We compiled the reports we needed ourselves—no more, no less at the Ministry of Internal Affairs back in my time. What we have is what's necessary. Perhaps some things can be revised today. As for you, dear gentlemen from healthcare, education, and all other institutions, do it yourselves, as is convenient for you, using all available digital technologies. That's all. Reduce the workload on teachers, reduce the workload on educators, reduce the workload on healthcare workers. It's all very simple, really. So you must do this yourself. No one will do it for you. You know better.

To the government, together with the Supreme Council,

Continue work to optimize ineffective benefits and preferences for corporate income tax, personal income tax, and the unified social tax.

Develop a targeted approach, taking into account the need-based principle, in the provision of social benefits.

Take measures to improve the efficiency of the pension system.

Take measures to implement prompt legislative measures aimed at replenishing budget revenues in the face of the continuing negative impact of external economic factors on the economy.

Ensure the implementation of the Capital Investment Fund for the current year and the estimates for 2025. Regarding the Capital Investment Fund, we were lucky; we were able to accomplish something, to put it mildly. Not just something. We accomplished a great deal. Over the eight years of implementing the Capital Investment Fund program, we have built, renovated, and commissioned more than 600 facilities in Pridnestrovie. This doesn't even include municipal programs. That's just for the Capital Investment Fund. This includes dozens of schools, kindergartens, and other educational institutions, healthcare facilities, sports grounds, recreational areas, parks, and infrastructure. How could we possibly do without them? No matter how difficult it may be, development must happen. No matter how difficult it may be, we must set aside funds for our own development, for creating a modern, accessible Pridnestrovie for people of all backgrounds.

Of course, another task for the government: to oversee the delivery of lectures on the topic of "The Pridnestrovian People" in all government bodies and administrative institutions, as well as in educational institutions.