In an interview with the Financial Times Alexander Temerko said that the “government needs to support business”. 

“What business needs is direct and regular contact with government, and the only solution to achieve this is a big business council — formed as a legal body to provide open and direct contact between government and business,” he added. Temerko pointed to the need for energy sector reforms.

“This is an example of why government and business must work together, and not rebuke each other; working together, government and business can solve any problem.”