Today the Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin held a meeting on raising the Federal funds in the economy of the Republic. The meeting was held on Zelenodolsk plant named after. A. M. Gorky. Prospects of development of investment projects in the Republic were discussed at the meeting held in the conference hall of the administrative building. "The economic situation in the country is difficult, especially in the engineering industry, - said the Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin. Certainly, the work on attraction of Federal funds in the economy of the Republic in these conditions should be more effective. Approved turnaround plan of the Russian Government and, possibly, for some items, we expect a decrease in funding. "Let's keep our finger on the pulse" - called colleagues head of the Republican Parliament, summing up the meeting.