GORKY, March 2. /TASS/. The Russian government plans to save on flights and other similar expenses in a bid to reduce costs, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told reporters on Monday.
"What we are specifically discussing is the reduction of excessive costs of flights, hotel accommodation, VIP-lounges and things like that", Dvorkovich said.
Also on the table is cost-saving through the optimization of the executive branch.
Dvorkovich added that it was up to the government chairman to adopt such decisions and to make them public.