GLENEAGLES (Scotland), July 8 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin intends to insist that the government seek ways to double the country's GDP by 2010.
"The calculations show we must ensure a growth rate of 7% to achieve the task. The growth rate within the last five years was 7.1%," Putin said.
According to him, last year the government planned the growth rate to be 5.7% but in the end it totaled 7.2%.
"As for the current year, it has not ended yet and we will see. We will consider the development of agricultural sector but I will insist that the government looks for ways to achieve the task [of doubling GDP]," Putin added.
