The decline in investment in fixed capital in Russia in the first quarter was due to restrictions on investment by a group of the largest companies, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with members of the government, at which measures to support investment activity were considered. “As for the analysis of investment dynamics, investment in fixed capital in the first quarter of this year amounted to 6 trillion 635 billion rubles and in nominal terms decreased compared to last year by 271 billion rubles,” said he."The analysis shows that the decline was mainly caused by the restriction of investments by a group of the largest companies, which accounted for minus 307 billion rubles.