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2020. The higher spending this year was due to measures taken to combat the pandemic. Nominal expenditures are then slated to rise to R21.9 trillion in 2022 and to R23.7 trillion in 2023.
As a result of these plans, the budget deficit is expected to shrink to RUB2.8 trillion (2.4% of GDP) in 2021, versus RUB4.7 trillion (4.4% of GDP) in 2020. In 2022-23, the deficit is set to stabilize at RUB1.2-1.4 trillion (1.0-1.1% of GDP).
The main source of financing the deficit in 2020-23 will be borrowing, which will even exceed the budget deficit over all three years. Next year, net borrowing is expected to slide to R2.9 trillion, down from R4.4 trillion this year. In 2022-23, it will stabilize at R2.1-2.4 trillion, thus substantially exceeding the expected budget deficit.
The reason for this is that the government plans to start accumulating additional oil and gas revenues in the NWF to the tune of about R0.7 trillion in 2022 and R0.8 trillion in 2023.
Main parameters of 2021-2023 federal budget
2020
2021
2022
2023
Revenues RUB trillion
17.9
18.8
20.6
22.3
Expenditures RUB trillion
22.6
21.5
21.9
23.7
Budget deficit RUB trillion
-4.7
-2.8
-1.2-1.4
-1.2-1.4
Budget deficit % GDP
-4.4
-2.4
-1.0-1.1
-1.0-1.1
State borrowing RUB trillion
4.4
2.9
2.1-2.4
2.1-2.4
Source: Ministry of Finance
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