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…

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The Audit Chamber has questions regarding the payment of NDD by the oil and gas company RNG — Коммерсантъ
«These are symptoms of the slow decline of the Russian economy» — BBC journalist on the crisis in the regions — Дождь
In the Audit Chamber, an audio recording about advice on delivering summonses was called a fake — Интерфакс
Social Fund of Russia plans to allocate 134 million rubles to rehabilitation center lacking medical license — Радио Свобода
Social Fund of Russia plans to allocate 134 million rubles to a rehabilitation center that lacks a medical license — The Insider
Saving on health. Why spending on medicine is being cut — Радио Свобода
Audit Chamber sees significant fiscal potential in NDP for metallurgists — Интерфакс
Duma plans to instruct the Audit Chamber to check the Central Bank on AML/CFT when working with the digital ruble platform — Интерфакс
Vologdin supported the idea to increase taxes for gold mining companies — Ведомости
Volodin proposed considering the cancellation of the VAT exemption for oysters — Вечерняя Москва
Oysters and other delicacies are not children's food, need to consider the idea of canceling preferential VAT on such products,… — ТАСС (Telegram)
In the State Duma, comments were made on raising taxes for gold miners — Вести
In the Duma, they support the Audit Chamber regarding raising the tax rate when gold is mined — Интерфакс
In the State Duma consider it possible to support the Audit Chamber in the issue of raising the tax rate at gold mining, reported Vyacheslav... — Государственная Дума
Ministry of Justice spent over a billion rubles on new system for 'foreign agents' reports — it is managed by business closely linked to FSB... — Говорит НеМосква
Vologdin criticized ministries for reducing state program targets followed by their overachievement — Интерфакс
State Duma will consider budget execution report for the Russian Federation for 2025 on Tuesday — Интерфакс
RBC: The Audit Chamber suggested expanding the list of delicacies without VAT benefits — Коммерсантъ
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