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The Government ensures a single financial, credit and monetary policy, and a single state policy in the area of culture, science, education, health, social welfare, ecology, and other spheres of social life.

The Government is headed by the Prime Minister. It also includes the deputy prime minister and federal ministers. Besides federal ministries, the structure of the Government includes federal structures and federal agencies.

As the head of the state, the President has a number of important powers in relations with executive power, above all with the Government.

Relations between the President and Government are determined by the Federal constitutional law dated 17 December 1997, № 2-FKZ "On the Government of the Russian Federation".

In relations between the President and Government, the actions of the President are most imperative in realising domestic and foreign policy.

The President is vested with important constitutional prerogatives, related to determining the line-up and procedure of Government.

With the agreement of the State Duma, the President appoints the Prime Minister. According to the Prime Minister's proposal, the President appoints and dismisses deputy prime ministers and federal ministers. According to the Prime Minister's proposal, the President confirms the structure of federal bodies of executive power.

The functioning structure of federal bodies of executive power, in accordance with article 112 of the Constitution of Russia and the Federal Constitutional Law dated 17 December 1997 № 2-FKZ, was ratified by Presidential Decree on 9 March 2004 № 314 "On the system and structure of federal bodies of executive power".

Federal bodies of executive power directly obey the Government. Together, these bodies are identified as the "presidential bloc." Within this structure, the so-called "power bloc" is sometimes identified. These terms have become part of political terminology, but they are not consolidated legally.

The list of federal bodies of executive power, whose activity is headed by the President, is determined by Presidential Decree N 314 dated 9 March 2004 "On the system and structure of federal bodies of executive power".

As head of state, Supreme Commander and Head of the Security Council, the President has the right to preside at Government meetings, give instructions to the Government and federal bodies of executive power that are in charge of issues of defence, security, internal and foreign affairs, justice, avoiding emergencies and liquidating the consequences of natural disasters.

Every year, the President sends budget addresses to the Government. According to the Budget Code, the President's budget address is an integral element of the procedure for preparing the federal budget. Budget addresses give strategic and short-term guidelines on budget policy, coordinated with common goals and tasks of economic policy. These guidelines are seen as decisive in medium-term budget planning and in drawing up a project of the federal budget for the coming year.

The President has the right to independently take the decision to dismiss Government. The Constitution does not indicate the grounds required for this. This means that the President can decide this issue himself.

In cases when the State Duma expresses a lack of confidence in the Government twice in one month, or refuses to show confidence in the Government according to the established order, the President either announces the dismissal of Government, or dissolves the State Duma.

The Government can also resign. The President has the right to accept this or refuse. In the latter case, the Government continues its work.

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