Deputy PM: Spending on national projects to rise 67% in 3 years

MOSCOW, Sep 24 (PRIME) -- The Russian 3-year budget envisages a 67% rise to 11.5 trillion rubles on the national projects and implementation of President Vladimir Putin’s orders, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said on Friday.

“Spending on the purposes will grow 67% to 11.5 trillion rubles in absolute figures,” she said.

Of the sum, 1.6 trillion rubles will be spent on payment of the maternity capital, which is projected to grow to 544,301 rubles in 2024 from 503,237 rubles in 2022 for a first child and to 719,274 rubles in 2024 from 665,009 rubles in 2022 for a second child.

Golikova said that the government will disburse almost 960 billion rubles for payments to families with children aged three to seven years in 2022–2024.

(72.7245 – U.S. $1)

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