Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the priorities in creating the Russian budget for the next three years are support for participants in the special military operation and the state’s defense capability. He stated this during parliamentary sessions in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. RIA News.
“I will go into more detail on budget priorities. The first priority, we talked about this too, is to strengthen the country’s defense capability and support those participating in a special military operation. The resources planned for next year make it possible to fully meet the objectives of the special military operation,” Siluanov said.
He also noted that the amount of spending on defense capabilities will be 10.8 trillion rubles.
Previously Siluanov evaluated the situation Prices in Russia include the phrase “if you don’t buy it, it’s normal”. In his speech, Siluanov noted that the ruble exchange rate should be predictable: Some in the country need the Russian currency to be strong, others need it to be weak, and the Ministry of Finance is working to ensure that it is stable.
Before this, the Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina, said that the ruble exchange rate would be weaker if the interest rate was kept at 7.5-8.5% annually.
It was previously known how the weakening of the ruble occurred will be reflected about the state of the economy.