Politics · Russia · 5 hrs ago
Russia’s 2027 budget bill enters final stage before second reading
Russia’s federal budget bill for 2027–2029 is nearing completion, Dmitry Medvedev said.
Medvedev, the chairman of United Russia, said lawmakers would hold the bill’s second reading next week.
The State Duma approved the proposal in its first reading on October 29.
United Russia has prepared amendments to protect funding for its main policy priorities and add money to selected areas.
The party also aims to identify how any extra spending would be funded.
The bill forecasts 43.3 trillion rubles in revenue and 48.7 trillion in spending for 2027, leaving a planned deficit of 5.4 trillion rubles, or 2.2% of GDP.
Medvedev has asked United Russia’s lawmakers to secure approval for the amendments at the second reading.
Work on Russia’s federal budget for 2027 and the 2028–2029 planning period has entered its final stage.
The bill’s second reading is scheduled for the following week, Dmitry Medvedev said.
United Russia has prepared amendments and Medvedev told the party’s State Duma faction to ensure they are adopted.
The party says it wants to preserve funding for its main programme priorities and identify additional spending needs and funding sources.
The bill forecasts 2027 revenue of 43.3 trillion roubles, spending of 48.7 trillion roubles and a deficit of 5.4 trillion roubles.
- Who
- Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of United Russia, discussed the bill and the party’s amendments.
- What
- Russia’s federal budget bill for 2027 and the 2028–2029 planning period is nearing its second reading.
- When
- The second reading is scheduled for the week after 11 November 2026.
- Where
- Russia’s State Duma.
- Why
- United Russia wants to preserve funding for its main programme priorities, identify spending needing extra funds and find funding sources.
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The State Duma passed the federal budget bill in its first reading.
Medvedev said work on the budget had entered its final stage and that the second reading would take place the following week.
- 2027 revenue forecast
- 43.3 trillion roubles
- 2027 spending forecast
- 48.7 trillion roubles
- 2027 deficit forecast
- 5.4 trillion roubles, or 2.2% of GDP
- First-reading vote
- 372 in favour, 51 abstentions, none against
- Planning period
- 2028–2029