Chairman of the Vitebsk Executive Committee A.N. Kosinets signed a decree on weekly "hotline" sessions with the public, held by the leadership of the regional executive committee every Saturday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM by phone at 20-42-60. The "hotline" sessions will continue until the problems and issues of citizens are minimized. In December 2010, Deputy Chairmen of the Regional Executive Committee Anatoly Vladimirovich Diulin (December 18, 2010) and Leonid Leonidovich Kovalyov (December 26, 2010) will answer questions from residents of the region. Chairmen of city and district executive committees will continue the practice of holding "hotline" sessions at least once a month.

The projected indicator for the retail trade turnover growth rate, set for the five-year period at 160-167%, has been achieved, and in comparable prices for 2006-2009, it amounted to 167.1%. For the eight months of the current year, the retail trade turnover growth rate was 114.5%. The region's consumer market has ensured the uninterrupted availability of the entire range of goods produced by domestic industry for sale. The consumer goods market is formed to a greater extent by supplies from Belarusian manufacturers for key product groups, including meat, poultry, meat products, butter, sugar, flour, mineral water, and non-alcoholic beverages. The consumer market is 98-100% supplied by Belarusian manufacturers.