Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on increasing the Government Reserve Fund for a half trillion rubles. Reports about it RIA Novosti
he instructed the Ministry of Finance “Make the indicators of the consolidated budget painting of the federal budget for 2021 changes providing for an increase in the Fund at 1456967794.9 thousand rubles.” In July, this fund has already increased by 689.5 billion rubles due to the expected additional non-substrate budget revenues.
Reserve Fund of the Government of the Russian Federation has been created to finance unforeseen expenses and measures of federal significance. Funds from it are sent to socially significant goals – among other things, money has highlighted money for one-time payments to pensioners and families with children from 6 to 18 years, as well as for the purchase of drugs for free treatment of patients with COVID-19.
On September 22, the Accounts Chamber called the most expensive sections in the Russian budget in 2021. The main cost of spending has been social policy for six years. From January 1 to August 1, this section was able to spend a little more than half of the allocated funds – 3.717 trillion rubles from 6 trillion rubles planned. Of these, 1,772 trillion rubles were spent on pensions, according to the Accounts Chamber. In second place in terms of expenses, the “National Economy” was (1,743 trillion) was spent. On the third – “nationwide issues”, which includes, for example, financing the authorities, judicial system, elections, as well as reserve funds for the president and government.