Astana. January 8. Kazakhstan Today - In 2008 one of priority objectives of the government will be maintenance of stable growth of employment of the population and support of small and medium enterprises. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov informed today during the selector government meeting, the agency reports. "Maintenance of stable growth of employment of the population and support of small and medium enterprises is one of priority objectives of the government for 2008," K. Masimov said. "The government will carry out the program of state-private partnership," he added. K. Masimov reminded that the government developed a number of measures directed at protection of most socially vulnerable layers of the population. "We will adhere to the balanced fiscal policy that will allow providing worthy standard of living of the population," he concluded.