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To fund the war, the Kremlin squeezes everything else in the 2027 budget
The Russian government has submitted a draft federal budget for 2027 to the State Duma. Although the published documents do not contain enough information for a full assessment of the state of public finances, what has been disclosed is suf...
Everything has its price
Rosstat has published its first estimate of GDP for the second quarter of this year using the output approach, which shows the sectors in which value added was generated. At first glance, the figures are striking: growth was broad-based, at...
Not at any cost: Russians question the price of war
In late August, another survey of Russian public opinion on economic issues was carried out on behalf of the NEST Centre. It found that more than a third of Russians openly support reducing military spending in order to increase funding for...
Cash overflow: Russia’s budget deficit is rising but remains under control
The Russian Ministry of Finance’s preliminary data on federal budget execution for January–July 2026 allows for an initial assessment of the expected outcomes for the whole year. Budget expenditure will significantly exceed expectations (pr...
The war comes home
Almost half of Russians report that the state of the economy has worsened over the past three months. The share of respondents who rate the government’s economic priorities negatively is gradually rising. Although positive assessments still...
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