MOSCOW, February 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin tasked the government to achieve balanced growth of the Russian economy in 2025 and reduction of the current inflation figure.

"The task for the current year is to achieve the path of balanced growth, achieve inflation lowering," the head of state said at the meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

"We have 9.5% year on year, and it seems to me it was already 9.9% year on year as of February 3, this is a challenge for us; we should do everything necessary to have growth balanced," the Russian leader added.