St. Petersburg authorities intend to reduce social expenditures by 70 billion rubles, reallocating funds to increase payments for participants in the Special Military Operation and their families by 6.4 billion rubles. The cuts target education, healthcare, urban improvement, orphan housing, and pensioner support, mirroring similar measures in Tula Oblast and other regions facing budget deficits.
St. Petersburg authorities are preparing to cut social spending by 70 billion rubles in order to increase payments to participants of the Special Military Operation and their families by 6.4 billion rubles, according to budget planning documents.
The reductions include 13 billion rubles from school and kindergarten upgrades, textbook purchases, and children's health vouchers; 9 billion rubles from healthcare, affecting polyclinics, ambulance services, capital repairs, infection prevention, and doctor bonuses; 11 billion rubles from city improvement, beautification, and safety projects; 5 billion rubles from housing acquisitions for orphans; and 4 billion rubles from social support and pension supplements for retirees.
A comparable move occurred recently in Tula Oblast, where officials redirected 54 million rubles from orphans, foster families, and low-income households to payments for military personnel and Rosgvardia members.
Similar reallocations are underway in other Russian regions, where budget deficits have prompted authorities to maintain war-related expenditures while cutting domestic social programs. Analysts warn that the cuts will soon extend beyond vulnerable groups to include civil servants and other budget-dependent employees.
The pattern reflects a systematic shift of resources from public welfare to military spending across regional budgets.
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