The government presented the draft budget to MPs with “huge impetus”

The government for the first time officially presented in the State Duma the draft federal budget for 2024 and the planning period of 2025 and 2026. At a meeting of the relevant committee, the document was presented by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. The minister himself previously described the current draft budget as “really difficult,” but more expressive assessments were also made. In particular, the chairman of the United Russia party and deputy chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, characterized him as “extremely tense.”

Siluanov reminded participants of the budget committee meeting that the volume of spending in 2024 will amount to 36.6 trillion rubles, while in the current year it is estimated at 30 trillion rubles. “The fiscal impulse is huge,” the minister said.