The debt of departments to the state budget of the Russian Federation increased by 3.3 trillion rubles over the year

The receivables of the federal authorities for expenditures increased over the past year by 3.26 trillion rubles (or 53.3%), according to the official conclusion of the Accounts Chamber (CA) of the Russian Federation on the implementation of the law on the federal budget of the country for 2022. According to documentthe total debts of departments to the state budget reached 9.37 trillion rubles,

“According to the results of the analysis of receivables, it can be concluded that their growth is mainly observed under government contracts, the terms of which provide for advance payments from 50% to 90% of their amount, as well as advance gratuitous transfers to legal entities,” the auditors of the joint venture note.

RBC clarifies that in the open part of the budget for receivables for advances issued, the leaders are the Ministry of Industry and Trade (the balance as of January 1, 2023 is 228.5 billion rubles), the Ministry of Transport (204.3 billion – its open advances increased 28 times, from 7 billion) , Ministry of Construction (183.7 billion), Ministry of Health (147.3 billion), Rosavtodor (137.3 billion), Ministry of Science and Higher Education (126.9 billion). Data on such main managers of budgetary funds (GRBS) as the Ministry of Defense, Roskosmos, Rosatom, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian Guard, special services are not disclosed in the materials of the Accounts Chamber.

It is noted that receivables to the state budget appear with one or another federal department when ordering works, goods or services and are repaid when the obligation is fulfilled by the contractor. In addition, this can also happen when collecting funds if the fulfillment of obligations was disrupted.

Alexander Kislov