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provided by additional optimization of expenses for items not related to the army and security.
The 2023 budget deficit due to sharply increased military spending will amount to 2% of GDP. Despite this, there is no talk of a permanent increase in taxes in the budget mobilisation package.
Main parametres of 2021-2023 federal budget
2020
2021
2022
2023
Revenues RUB trillion
17.9
18.77
20.64
22.26
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
5.2
3.7
2.1-2.4
2.1-2.4
GDP nominal value RUB trillion
115.53
124.22
132.82
Urals price - fiscal rule $
43.3
44.2
45
Urals price - budget assumption $
45.3
46.6
47.5
Assumed OPEC+ budget adjustment RUB bn
91
703
787
NWF year end balance RUB trillion
12.49
12.64
13.47
Source: Ministry of Finance
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