Revenue budget of Russia in the first quarter fell by a quarter.

KommentariiDaesh new projections! 27.03.2009Obnovlenny budget for 2009 has not yet been adopted, but ustarevaetDohody budget of Russia in the first quarter of 2009 decreased by 473 billion rubles (24.5 percent) compared to the same period a year earlier, while expenses - increased by 447 billion rubles ( 33.6 per cent). The statement was made Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin. His words RIA News. According to Kudrin, the budget deficit in the first quarter recorded at 50 billion rubles, or 0.1 percent of GDP.
Later, at the Finance Ministry has started an official press release, which stated that the deficit for the three months amounted to 55.5 billion rubles. This income amounted to 1730 trillion rubles, expenses - 1780 trillion.
Recall that in the whole year, the government expects the budget deficit to eight per cent of GDP, taking into account all costs. The deficit is caused by a fall in prices of basic commodities the country exports, as well as a slowdown in economic activity in Russia. According to official figures, Russia's GDP in 2009 dropped to 2.2 percent.
In the first two months of 2009 budget of Russia was profitsitnym - income exceeded expenditure by 116.3 billion rubles. In January, a record surplus of 359.8 billion rubles.
In February 2009, Alexei Kudrin said that Russia's budget revenues in 2009 will be about 6.3 trillion rubles, which is 31.5 percent lower than in 2008. In the final budget, which has already been approved by the State Duma in first reading, is the figure of 6.7 trillion rubles. The cost countries will be 9.7 trillion rubles.
The Russian authorities decided to increase spending in a crisis because of the need to implement anti-crisis program. Without taking into account its costs are reduced by about a trillion rubles. For example, national defense expenditures will decrease by nearly 140 billion rubles.
The budget deficit is planned to be met from the Contingency Fund, which was formed under conditions of high oil prices on the world market.