We cannot walk this disease. For objective reasons. But we already do a lot, we work professionally and organized manner. We work to deal with the problem and now priorities are the health of our people. We have deployed the efficient system for preventive treatment and diagnosis. We apply everything that we have, nurses, doctors, Healthcare Professionals working at hospitals, emergency units and scientist as well. You are on the front line today and i would like to thank everyone of you for your committed and dedicated work and i urge everyone to follow strictly the suggested regulations to protect yourself. A lot depends on them. Especially so to the high risk groups, the Elderly Population and people with chronic diseases. As for every other citizen, it is of primary concern to lower the risks as much as possible. Of course, we cannot make the question of the amendment vote, we have established it will take place on the 22nd of april, you know how serious i am about this world and i will of course ask you to come and cast your vote in your opinion on this critical issue for our country and our society. However, as i said before our absolute priority is the health of our people. Their safety, that is why i believe that we need to postpone the vote, we will assess the situation and the regions of russia and based on professional expertise of our doctors and scientists, we will make the decision when to have a vote on the amendment to the constitution. Right now it is important to prevent the spread of the disease which is why im announcing the next week as the week that we will not see anyone working in everyone up to april the fifth, no one will be working, of course all the Critical Services including medical institutions, pharmacies, stores, banking institution, Transportation Institution as well as government and municipal authorities will continue to work. Again, that will be a one week free of work, that is what were doing to stop the disease from spreading. I call upon everyone in russia, lets not, fingers crossed they will resolve itself, lets hope it never goes as far as you, no, it can affect you, it can affect everyone, we see whats happening in the world, you are up that can be our future if we do not act, we need to follow every recommendation out there, we need to care about ourselves, our relatives and families, lets be disciplined and responsible, believe me, the safest way to stay at home. On a separate note, i would like to dwell on the social economic situation. We need to apply more efforts to ensure social guarantees for the people so the people will not lose their income or their jobs and we need to support small and mediumsize companies because millions of people are employed in the sector and im announcing a number of measures to take place in all social benefits for people that are expected to be given in the next six months will be prolonged automatically, you will not need to present any additional documents or attend any institutions. Let me give you an example, if youre entitled to discounts on annuities, you will not need to confirm your income to get the discount. Also the benefit payments to the veterans of war in labor, 75,055,000 are to be delivered before the holiday in may. We will also support our children in the next three months of starting with april we will be paying every family who are entitled to maternity capital, additional 5000 per month. For every child younger than three years, three years included. That support will be important for the families whose children are not going to nurseries. For families where parents are currently on medical leave or on vacation to care for their children, as for additional benefits for the children between three and seven, i instructed the government to accelerate all the necessary work to make that happen so the people would not get the payment in june. But in june the payment will be given to the families. I also call upon the government to act faster so the nation will be circulated in an expedient manner. Thirdly, we need to support those who are on medical leave and who have lost their jobs. Medical leaves have been calculated in regard to the salary and work experience. Such is why some people do not get a lot of money on medical leave. This is unfair, my suggestion is always follows, to install for the salary for those to be paid, it should not be less than one minimum wage. That will be enforced until the end of the year. Russias economy as well as economies of other countries are experiencing a lot of negative pressure because of the epidemic. We need to support those who might be affected or might lose their jobs today, except with some categories of people, the next civil Unemployment Benefits are capped at 8000 rubles per month read i say we increase that to the minimum wage, 12000 rubles, 12130 rubles per month. Fourthly, loans and credits is another risk and of course, income is shrinking and its hard to pay your debt. Sometimes impossible to pay your debt. Thats why we need to introduce 0 loan policy. That does not experience a medical situation, the income has increased by more than 30 , that person should be entitled to the loan would be prolonged without any punishment, any additional interest in a call upon the banks to work harder to ensure that Small Companies and individuals can rely on these guarantees. But people should not feel that they are in a deadlock. We should not be taken hostage to loans. I call upon the government to speed up their work on introducing the changes to the legislation. Small and medium companies, micro companies, especially if they work in the field of services, after their confronted by a number of difficulties, their income it and revenue is going down, we need to challenge accompanies so they will continue sustainably they will be ready to help businesses to make that happen. Those sectors which are affected the most by this troublesome epidemic, we will go forward with majors, small and mediumsize companies will be given an opportunity including vat, after six months, as for micro companies, they will not need to payee insurance fees for some amount of time, as for loans, small and mediumsize companies are micro Companies Finding themselves when the be able to pay their loans further on in time. Up to six months. I call upon the government and the Central Banks to adopt additional measures to ensure that crediting and loan issuing is convenient on a sustainable basis, that can be done through subsidies and governmental guarantees. Companies and factories which are now in a different situation should be protected by bankruptcy and thats why a. We introduce a moratorium bankruptcy application as well as majors related to selecting the depth of companies, that will help those who are most affected. Also the government is to monitor the situation 24 7, when needed, these measures can be expended in the number, category of companies can also be changed and expended. We need to do her best to support the income especially those people working at small and mediumsize companies. These Companies Need to have the resources to be resilient and for that the easterns will pay for them, down to 50 . That will be applied to salaries which are higher than the minimum wage level. If the salary of the level lower than that then it will be the same. 30 and again, it is not for a couple months, is not a anticrisis measure, that is a longterm plan, this way we will be creating additional stimulus to the companies to increase salaries of their employees, so much for interest premiums. Now another measure, all dividends and all interest going to part of russia should be suggestion to fair taxes and today, many of the schemes existing to optimize money flows citing the tax of 2 only while people have to pay 30 of income tax, that is a huge disparity, its unfair, that is why those who would like to take the money and the dividends outside of russia to put on accounts will introduce a new tax of 15 . It will require certain amendments to the double taxation agreement that we already have. In the government is to work this out if our foreign partners refuse to accept the terms then russia will now these unilaterally. That is a blow to our economy. Secondly, in many countries of the world they would take people and their money and their investments in stocks and shares and they are not paying taxes for them, we dont have such attacks. Thats why i suggest the people with investments bigger than 1 million rubles should not pay any tax, at the level of 13 . Not being in the deposit, the money they get from it they enter it. I would like to trust this will be applied only to 1 of bank lines while all the other terms and conditions will remain at the current level, one of the most trustable today if we can prevent any other country in the world. These measures are hard but we need to do that. All the additional revenue will be directed at financing and families with children, families who lost their jobs and those on medical leave. In terms of russia, all the measures that have been taken and will be taken in the future will work, they will be effective, if we work together, if we understand the complexity of the situation, the government, the people will work shoulder to shoulder if we do our best and do everything within our power then we will do it, we need to be responsible for ourselves, families, those who need our help and support relatively that is a solidarity that we need in the society is defined by that solidarity create it is how we respond to these challenges. Thank you for your attention. A special live evening addition of washington journal examining the federal and state response of the coronavirus. Join us with your questions and comments, weeknight at eight eastern. Late last night the Senate Approved the 2. 2 trillion dollars coronavirus economic aid plan on a vote of 96 0, though expand Unemployment Benefits, provides Cash Payments to taxpayers, funds hospitals and state and local government. Did offer aid to workers and Small Businesses impacted by the dim entrepreneur mike. Analogous to the house where they can debate on friday at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Welcome news to the 3. 3 million americans who file for unemployment recently and has economic aid package heads to the house, you can watch live coverage on the consideration of cspan. The senate is set to return on april 20 unless additional work is expected on legislation. Watch live Senate Coverage on cspan2. Next and update from the World Health Organization on the coronavirus pandemic. The w. H. O. Director general also, some President TrumpCoronavirus Response effort. Good morning, good evening and good afternoon,