Tashkent, Jan. 21 -- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the joint session of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis.

- An important task of the new government will be to reduce unemployment to 7 percent, create at least 500 thousand new jobs a year, double the income of the population by implementing the plans, - the head of state said.

The tasks for the development of the social sphere, bringing the average life expectancy to 76 years, improving drinking water supply, road infrastructure, and implementing specific mechanisms to support socially vulnerable segments of the population have also been defined.

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