
Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin said that the abundance of weekends and holidays does not harm the economy, pointing to GDP growth and the need for a balance between work and rest.
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Заместитель главы администрации президента РФ прокомментировал связь между количеством праздничных дней и состоянием экономики.
Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin saw no reason to believe that the number of weekends and holidays has a bad effect on the country's economy. He was quoted by the Telegram channel “Yunashev Live”.
He called for attention to the dynamics of GDP. In his words, “everything is growing.” As Oreshkin emphasized, you shouldn’t expect effective work if you don’t have healthy rest. In this regard, he called for maintaining the right balance.
It was previously reported that Oreshkin promised a continuation of the upward trend in wages in Russia.
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