The Ministry of Finance of Russia denied information about the possible use of the National Welfare Fund to pay off the debts of the Russian Post. In this respect RIA News said the agency’s interlocutor in financial and economic circles.
“The Ministry of Finance is not considering the option of covering Russian Post’s debts using funds from the National Welfare Fund,” the source said.
At the end of November, Vedomosti wrote, citing its own sources, that the authorities wrote: To see A possible way out of the state-owned company’s difficult situation is for the National Welfare Fund to take over the interest payment and repayment of loans. According to the publication, Russian Post’s total debt exceeds 111 billion rubles, and the cost of services is 14-15 billion per year.
Experts stated that there is no previous precedent for using the National Welfare Fund to pay off companies’ debts. The fund was often used to invest or co-finance industries. Vedomosti’s interlocutors stated that there was not enough money in the budget to directly finance the operator.
In mid-November, Prime Minister Mishustin rejected a proposal from the Ministry of Digital Development to make an infrastructure payment for marketplaces in favor of Russian Post.
Previously on Russian Post to create billions lost.