[Original article in Russian. This is a a paraphrased automated translation with minimal edits.]

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The authorities of the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Monday drafted a new law for amendments to the budget of 2026, proposing to reduce the cost of education, overhaul and bomb shelters and increase the cost of payments to the participants of the war against Ukraine (the “SVO”, the so-called “special military operation”).

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According to the Russian Central Bank, the expenditure from the part of the treasury of the city can be reduced by 70.2 billion rubles (up to 1.58 trillion). Officially announced the postponement of funding for tasks “that have no priority”. At the same time, budget revenues this year will grow by 9.8 billion rubles to 1.472 trillion. The biggest cut is waiting for the section “economy” – 36.7 billion rubles.

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In particular, the public transport system (in addition to the metro), including ground transport and the purchase of rolling stock, will lose 9 billion rubles.

Funding for education will be reduced by 15.5 billion rubles. 0.5 billion rubles will reduce subsidies to the capital repair fund; The Health Committee is deprived of 8.5 billion rubles, including the financing of clinics, their repair and prevention of infectious diseases. By 13 billion rubles, spending on overhaul of educational institutions and children’s recreation can be reduced; by 6.8 billion - housing and communal services (mainly due to the affordable housing program). At the same time, the city will increase payments to SVO participants and their families by 6.4 billion rubles, Smolny said.

Also, an additional 4.8 billion rubles are planned to be sent to public sector employees and another 1.6 billion rubles. - on drugs for the beneficiaries.

Investments in improvement are reduced by 2.3 billion rubles, follows from the project. Expenditures on the fuel and energy complex - by 2.7 billion rubles, on road repair - by 1.9 billion, on the purchase of automation and software - by 1.2 billion, on environmental protection - by 1.1 billion.

In addition, almost 1 billion rubles. it is planned to cut funding for the examination and repair of protective structures of civil defense, writes “Fontanka”.

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Also under the “knife” can go appropriations for culture and cinematography — to reduce suggest 4.8 billion rubles. At the same time, subsidies to concert organizations decided to increase by 254 million rubles, and Lenfilm can be issued 298 million to increase the authorized capital.

The authorities of St. Petersburg justify the reduction of expenditures by expensive loans, the efforts of the government and the Central Bank to “planned cooling of the economy” and the need to limit new loans. The budget deficit of the city may decrease from the planned 189 billion to 108.8 billion rubles.

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