By Vladimir Soldatkin VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the size of the budget deficit, which grew by 40% from January to July this year to 2.8% of gross domestic product, poses no "critica...
The current deficit of the Russian budget does not pose a critical threat and will eventually be eliminated, as announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session on the state of public finances.