Putin received the head of the Russian Federal Treasury in the Kremlin

🇷🇺 Putin received the head of the Russian Federal Treasury in the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Federal Treasury, Roman Artyukhin, discussed the digital ruble and the prospects for its implementation. Putin received Artyukhin in the Kremlin on Tuesday. The President asked the Treasury head to talk about the digital ruble project. One of the topics of discussion was the use of the digital ruble. "Say a few words about the digital ruble," the President suggested. "Last year, at your instruction, we conducted a pilot project," Artyukhin replied. He reported readiness to accept budget payments as of January 1. "One person paid the first payment—an administrative fine—in digital rubles," he stated. "The year has just begun, and the first 1,500 rubles have already been received in digital rubles." "Of course, a great deal of clarification remains ahead," the Treasury Minister continued. "Currently, together with the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Russia, we are identifying interesting priority areas for spending funds that could be transferred to the digital ruble platform," he said. Earlier, during a meeting with Artyukhin, Vladimir Putin ordered additional measures to improve the efficiency of the pricing system at the Ministry of Defense. Putin had previously acknowledged the difficulty of combating bureaucracy when resolving vital issues. ========= 🇷🇺 Путин принял в Кремле главу федерального казначейства России. Президент...