OREANDA-NEWS. On 13 January 2009 was announced, that the government of the Russian Federation will support the stability of the largest companies of the Irkutsk Region: Irkutskenergo, Irkutsk Grid Company, Sayanskhimplast and Lena Joint Inland Navigation Company. As the RF Government press service informed, these organisations were included in the list of companies that are strategically important for the national economy.

Besides, the companies that include large enterprises located in the Angara Territory found themselves in the list: RUSAL joint company, Ilim group, Siberian Concrete, Siberian Power Coal Company and Continental Management wood and paper company.

Governmental support of their stability, however, does not mean direct financial support. It is supposed that credit tools and other measures such as state guarantees, subsidising of interest rates, re-structuring of tax debts, state order, customs-tariff policy, etc will be used. In case of necessity, financial improvement of the companies is also possible. If system-forming enterprises stop their activity, the Government of the Russian Federation will minimise negative social and economic consequences of this termination.