Putin demands sports funds go to athletes, not bureaucracy
President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated at a meeting with Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev that funding for sports federations should not be directed to a 'bureaucratic apparatus with cars, secretaries, and so on,' but rather should be used to support sports.
Consensus
- Funds from the Russian Sports Fund should support sports development, not bureaucratic apparatus.
- Sports federations should not be left without money.
- President Putin expressed concern about the distribution of funds and the need for control and regulation.
- The Russian Sports Fund is financed through targeted contributions from gambling activities.
- A new All-Russian Ski-Alpinism Federation will be established in Russia.
- Several sports federations have been merged into a single structure, including those for gymnastics, aquatic sports, skiing, snowboarding, canoeing, skateboarding, and roller sports.
- Business representatives have been involved in managing the merged federations.
Points of divergence
- The change in the distribution model of gambling-related funds, initiated by Minister Degtarev, has negatively affected funding for sports federations due to bureaucracy. — tg_mash
- A significant portion of budget expenditures occurs in the second half of the year, particularly around New Year. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Money should go specifically to support Russian sports, not to the bureaucratic apparatus with cars and secretaries — Mash
- Putin called to control funding of sports federations — Коммерсантъ
- Putin: Funding of sports federations cannot be directed to bureaucracy — Ведомости
- Putin met with sports minister Degtyarev in the Kremlin. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
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