On December 26, the Duma held a special meeting to review the Government's "Financial Expenditure Budget of 2004."
Grezlov, Wang Ye, Krov, and several speakers were seated on the main platform.
As for the government representative, which was the Vice President and Finance Minister Kuderin, he stood at the edge of the speaking platform below the main platform and first reported to all Duma Members the national finance revenue and expenditures for the year 2003.
During that year, the overall trend of national economic development was good, with a high GDP growth rate.
Of course, these past matters were just listened to by everyone, and not taken too seriously; what was key was the economic development of the following year.
Next, Kuderin started by presenting the government's expectations for the national economic development of the coming year, believing that the GDP growth rate could still be maintained at a high level, and the national economy would further improve.
