Chamber of Accounts

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The Счетная палата (Audit Chamber) of Russia is described as an oversight body that conducts audits and reviews of federal budget execution, government spending, and compliance with laws. It has identified issues in multiple sectors including defense procurement delays, mismanagement of subsidies, underfunding of cultural heritage preservation, and failures in public sector financial planning. Its reports often highlight systemic problems such as inadequate funding for historical buildings at St. Petersburg State University (СПбГУ), improper implementation of government contracts, and poor fo…

Events

• Russia's 2027 Budget Deficit to Reach 5.5 Trillion Rubles
• Russia's state debt rises 6.8% in first half of 2026
• Prosecutors Target Buyers of Foreign Assets for Budget Payments
• U.S. Navy encountered issues deploying an upgraded version of the…

Recent coverage

• In budgets of Russian regions a hole of 134 billion rubles formed in six months — The Moscow Times
• Audit Chamber forecasts a shortfall of 1.6 trillion rubles in the 2026 budget — The Moscow Times
• Russian state debt grew by 2.4 trillion rubles in the first half of the year — Ведомости
• Russia's government debt grew by 2.4 trillion rubles in six months — Черта
• Audit Chamber assessed Russia's budget deficit at 5.8 trillion rubles over six months — Коммерсантъ
• Deficit of the Russian federal budget reached 5.8 trillion rubles by the end of six months of 2026, according to a report of the... — Varlamov News
• Audit Chamber: Russia's sovereign debt increased by 6.8% in the first half of 2026 — Фонтанка
• Russian government debt increased by 6.8% in the first half of the year to 37.5 trillion rubles, according to data from the audit chamber report. P... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Russian government debt increased by 6.8% in the first half of the year, to 37.5 trillion rubles, according to data from the audit chamber report. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Izotova: share of employed Russians after staff retraining amounted to more than 81% — РИАМО
• Merz declares readiness to press the brake — Вести
• Audit Chamber learned about operators understating revenues in reports to the Ministry of Digital Development — Ведомости
• Telecom operators in 2023-2024 did not pay 2.6 billion rubles to the universal service fund — Интерфакс
• The Audit Chamber reported a reduction in the debt of the regions of the Russian Federation by 30.5 billion rubles — Вести
• Audit Chamber: regions increased spending on housing and communal services, education, and social sphere — Вести
• Messages about a 'black hole' in the Social Fund budget are rumors, which can be confirmed by analyzing the fund's budgets for several years — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Messages about a 'black hole' in the Social Fund budget are rumors, which can be confirmed by analyzing the fund's budgets for several years — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Saving of a rank of region — Говорит НеМосква
• Prosecure office demanded 414.53 million rubles from buyer of Amcor packaging plants — Коммерсантъ
• United Russia proposed to exempt water supply systems from payment for ecological damage. The Audit Chamber is against, the Ministry of Natural Resources suggests refining the idea... — Кедр.медиа