{"id":106115,"date":"2026-03-12T08:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/revenues-fall-deficit-grows-the-russian-government-prepares-spending-cuts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:28:35","slug":"revenues-fall-deficit-grows-the-russian-government-prepares-spending-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/revenues-fall-deficit-grows-the-russian-government-prepares-spending-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Revenues fall, deficit grows: the Russian government prepares spending cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"338\"><strong>The Russian government is discussing the possibility of reducing federal budget expenditures due to declining revenues and a growing budget deficit, reports Reuters, citing two sources close to the cabinet of ministers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"620\">According to them, budget expenditures could be reduced by about 10% in most chapters, except for those for defense and so-called &#8220;protected&#8221; expenditures, including social ones. The final decision will largely depend on the evolution of oil prices.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"834\"><em>&#8220;The Ministry of Finance has told the main administrators of the budget funds that they need to cut expenditures. Now everyone is analyzing what exactly could be cut,&#8221;<\/em> one of the Reuters sources said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"1065\">According to another source, the most vulnerable are expenditures considered non-essential. Among these could be the postponement of new projects, freezing of construction, or reduction of road repair works.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"1065\">Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/03\/11\/nuzhno-rezat-pravitelstvo-gotovit-sekvestr-byudzheta-na10-iz-za-padeniya-dohodov-a189445\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Russian government is discussing the possibility of reducing federal budget expenditures due to declining revenues and a growing budget deficit, reports Reuters, citing two sources close to the cabinet of ministers. 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