Thus, the federal budget deficit for 2026 is expected to amount to… (трлн · бюджет · дефицит)
Thus, the federal budget deficit for 2026 is expected to amount to 4.828 trillion rubles. Actual federal budget expenditures by the end of 2026 may total 45.11 trillion rubles compared with the 44.07 trillion rubles laid down in the law for 2026.
Consensus
- The projected federal budget expenditures for Russia in 2026 have been increased to 45.11 trillion rubles.
- The forecasted budget income remains unchanged at 40.283 trillion rubles.
- The projected deficit for the federal budget in 2026 is 4.828 trillion rubles.
- The originally legislated deficit for 2026 was set at 3.786 trillion rubles, or 1.6% of GDP.
- The Ministry of Finance cited accelerated financing of expenditures as the reason for higher-than-planned deficits.
Points of divergence
- The preliminary estimate of the budget deficit for the first half of 2026 is 5.7 trillion rubles, or 2.5% of GDP. — kommersant
- The preliminary deficit for January–June 2026 was 5.731 trillion rubles, or 2.5% of GDP; June showed a surplus of approximately 280 billion rubles according to initial data, or 196 billion rubles based on later Federal Treasury figures. — interfax
- The Ministry of Finance explained the high deficit levels as being due to 'accelerated financing of expenditures'. — kommersant
- The government decided against a spring round of budget amendments, with the Ministry of Finance proposing to adjust parameters within existing powers. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Ministry of Finance increases expected budget expenditures for Russia in 2026 — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Finance increases spending plan for the 2026 budget by 1 trillion rubles amid deficit growth — Интерфакс