The Government of Belarus has approved tasks for the implementation of certain forecast indicators for September-December

September 25, Minsk /BELTA/. The Belarusian government has approved targets for sectoral ministries and concerns to achieve specific indicators of the forecast for the socio-economic development of Belarus for September-December 2012. This decision was made by Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 849 of September 15, 2012, as reported to BELTA by the press service of the Belarusian government. The document is adopted with the aim of eliminating the existing lag and ensuring the unconditional fulfillment of the most important parameters of the forecast for socio-economic development of Belarus for 2012. Targets have been set for sectoral ministries and concerns to achieve planned growth rates of industrial production for January-December 2012 at the level of 107.5%. To this end, in January-September, industry must ensure a growth rate of 106.8% compared to the same period last year, in January-October - 107%, and in January-November - 107.3%. Targets have also been set for reducing the material intensity of industrial products. Thus, the Ministry of Industry, whose enterprises have currently increased material intensity, has been tasked with reducing it to 0% over nine months, and then reducing it by 1-0.5% each month, with the indicator to reach minus 2.5% by the end of the year. According to the Ministry of Industry, material intensity decreased significantly by 11% in 2011, so this year, considering this base and the exchange rate difference compared to last year, the indicator is plus 4%. Targets for September-December 2012 have also been set for revenue from the sale of products, goods, works, and services per average listed employee. In such economic activities as the production of coke, petroleum products, and nuclear materials, revenue should increase from Br4.758 billion for nine months to Br6.416 billion for January-December. In chemical production, this indicator needs to increase from Br841.3 million in January-September to Br1.134 billion by the end of the year, in metallurgy - from Br550.6 million to Br742.6 million, and in the food industry - from Br619.6 million to Br835.8 million. Targets for September-December have been set for departments, as well as regions and Minsk, for the balance of foreign trade in goods. For enterprises of the Ministry of Industry, the positive balance should increase to $3.150 billion by the end of the year, for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food - to $1.755 billion, and for the concern "Belneftekhim," taking into account oil and petroleum product exports and imports of organizations not part of the concern, - to $111 million. Tasks have also been set for attracting net direct foreign investment. The highest investment volumes are to be attracted by the Ministry of Transport - $105 million and the Ministry of Energy - $102 million. The Ministry of Economy will continuously monitor the progress of these targets and submit consolidated information to the government monthly. The National Statistical Committee will provide monthly updates on the achievement of targets for revenue from the sale of products per employee. -0-