The Most Important Thing Right Now Is Defense and the Front.” Finance Minister...

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“The most important thing right now is defense and the front.” This is how Finance Minister Anton Siluanov explains the priorities of Russia’s budget.

There is money for the war, but none for healthcare, education, and other vital areas. And even the constant cuts to nonmilitary spending are not saving the budget from a growing deficit.

Instead of solving Russians’ problems, the authorities continue to spend tens of trillions on the war in Ukraine. And the entire country is being forced to pay for these decisions.

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The Front Gets Funded, the Deficit Grows

Nonmilitary spending keeps shrinking, yet the budget deficit keeps growing.

The war gets funded. The country gets the bill.