bad weather conditions can affect the potato and sugar beet harvest. and in russian dagestan , an avalanche came down from the mountains due to strong winds. the nearest road is closed to traffic. about 100,000 people were left without electricity, and damage to residential buildings and infrastructure was reported. one district, one project, the implementation of the program will continue in the coming year. among the directions in the minsk region is support. crop production in order to obtain a high grain yield. increased demand for the construction of socially significant objects. based on the results of the outgoing year , wage growth will be ensured, among other things, by the dynamic development of industry and the agro-industrial complex. the focus is on attracting investment and creating new jobs . a noticeable update is expected in the trade sector. the republican organizations did a good job, more than 130% growth, growth.

observed among private organizations, utility organizations, our woodworking industry has fallen a little short for obvious reasons , taking into account sanctions pressure, next year, according to forecasts, we will grow in trade by 4.7%, it is planned to open more than 100 retail facilities, facilities in the service sector. at the end of the year, the governor of the minsk region , alexander turchin, presented awards with a third-class medal for impeccable service. work in an enhanced mode and additional teams will be on duty at all places of festive events on new year's eve, doctors and police officers. traditionally, they will ensure the operation of checkpoints, the density of shells on the streets will increase, special attention to entertainment establishments, persons in a state of intoxication, or those with prohibited items.

we ask you to respect the safety measures on new year's eve. next, in our morning broadcast, we will tell you economic news about developments. already at 9:00 a successful day.

this year's belarusian budget will be executed without a deficit. a battery factory for electric cars could be built. a button will appear on the russian marketplace for quickly canceling random orders. we'll talk about this and more in the next few minutes on economic news. in the studio of svetlana lukinyuk. good morning. this year's belarusian budget will be fulfilled without shortage. finance minister yuri seleverstov stated this. at the beginning of 2023 , the main financial document was laid out with expenses exceeding income. but measures were taken, including changes in support for exporters. these and other steps.

helped the belarusian economy withstand external pressure. the belarusian universal commodity exchange is expanding the circle of buyers of lumber from china. negotiations were held with a subsidiary of one of the largest construction holdings in china , the chinese national construction group materials. we agreed on accreditation of this company on the exchange to participate in trading. it is expected that the first lumber transaction will take place in january, and there are plans to carry it out. purchase on an ongoing basis. according to the exchange, this year chinese companies purchased 501.00 cubic meters of lumber at the site, which is four times more than in 2022. the basic amount in belarus from january 1 will be 40 rubles. this year it is 37 rubles. the basic one is taken as a basis when calculating fines and some social payments, including unemployment benefits. there are taxes tied to this value.

the rent for rental housing also depends on it. the russian state corporation rosatom is considering the creation of a gigafactory in belarus for the production of lithium batteries for electricity. this is a full cycle from the electrolytes themselves to the production of industrial storage batteries based on them. two such factories are already being built in russia, in the kaliningrad region in moscow. if the enterprises decide to build in belarus, it will be the largest project together with rosatom after belos. in next year, the brest region needs to ensure an increase in investment in fixed capital by almost a billion rubles. this was stated in the regional executive committee. they plan to attract the volume through housing construction, technical re-equipment of enterprises in the real sector of the economy, construction of dairy complexes, and 92 production projects are planned for implementation. now the results of trading on the belarusian currency and stock market.