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6.0 Public Sector 6.1 Budget
The just-unveiled parameters of the 2021-23 federal budget were generally in line with what was previously disclosed in the media.
Revenues are expected to climb to RUB18.8 trillion in 2021, up from RUB17.9 trillion in 2020, and then rise to RUB20.6 trillion in 2022 and RUBR22.3 trillion in 2023.
Expenditures will shrink to R21.5 trillion in 2021, down from R22.6 trillion in 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
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