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Putin signs Russia's largest national budget, bolstering military spending

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a national budget that increases spending by 25% and devotes a record amount to defense as the military operation in Ukraine continues.
  • The budget, developed to fund the military and mitigate the impact of international sanctions, anticipates spending of 36.6 trillion rubles in 2024, with an expected deficit of 1.595 trillion rubles .
  • Around 39% of federal spending in 2024 will go toward defense and law enforcement, raising concerns about long-term implications.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the draft budgets approved by Parliament. A record sum has been reserved for the military: Almost every third ruble is supposed to roll into armaments. The Russian budget for 2024 foresees spending of 36.6 trillion rubles (around 377 billion euros). Around 30 percent of government spending is expected to flow into the military. The increase in this item compared to 2023 is therefore almost 70 percent. …

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