The Ministry of Finance estimated the costs of the “children’s budget” at 3 trillion rubles

Expenditures of the “children’s budget” in 2024 will amount to 3 trillion rubles, follows from the “Main Directions of Budget, Tax and Customs Tariff Policy for 2024 and the Planning Period of 2025 and 2026,” published by the Ministry of Finance. The amount is 200 billion more than this year’s spending, as follows from the document. The Ministry of Finance included eight measures in the “children’s” item of expenditure: maternity capital, a single monthly benefit in connection with the birth and upbringing of a child, creating conditions for the work of parents of young children, preserving the reproductive health of the population and a number of others.

The largest measure is the payment of benefits in connection with the birth and upbringing of a child. The Ministry of Finance estimated expenses at 1.3 trillion rubles. Matcapital will cost the budget 207.2 billion rubles.