The Union State budget in 2010 may be increased by 20% - P.Borodin

July 11, Vitebsk /BelTA/. The Union State budget in 2010 may be increased by 20% compared to 2009 (this year it amounts to about 5 billion Russian rubles - BelTA). This will be a guarantee of financing for union programs. This was announced by State Secretary of the Union State Pavel Borodin today at a press conference in Vitebsk, BelTA correspondent reports. Pavel Borodin noted the positive dynamics of mutual trade between Belarus and Russia, emphasizing that Belarusian-Russian trade accounts for one-third of the CIS trade turnover. According to the State Secretary, economic issues arising between the countries should be resolved on a collegial and corporate basis. "There can be no wars between Belarus and Russia," Pavel Borodin stressed. He added that Belarus imports about 3% of the energy resources extracted by Russia, and Belarusian products account for only about 5% of the total volume of imported food products in Russia. -0-