Russia to Cut Spending in Real Terms but Boost Defence
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Russia to cut spending in real terms but boost defence
Russia has allocated 17.1 trillion roubles to national defence in its draft budget for 2027, around 35 per cent of all federal government spending, while planning a real terms reduction in overall spending. The post Russia to cut spending in real terms but boost defence first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
The analysis of the draft budget 2027 of the government of the Russian Federation, compared with 2026, shows a substantial transfer of expenditure towards defence to the detriment of health, education and welfare. The resounding case of the definancing of the fight against cancer in the last two years
Russia is making massive cuts to national cancer care. The budget for the federal cancer program will drop from 44.9 billion rubles (approximately 470.4 million euros) to 3.87 billion rubles (approximately 40.5 million euros) in 2027, Euronews reports. This represents a reduction of nearly a factor of 40 compared to the 2025 level. Meanwhile, defense spending accounts for 35 percent of all federal expenditure, the highest share since the collaps…
Russia slashes cancer care as defence spending hits post
The federal cancer programme budget falls from 44.9 billion to 3.87 billion roubles in 2027 — a nearly 40-fold reduction against 2025 levels — as defence spending reaches 35% of all federal expenditure, the highest share since the Soviet Union collapsed.
A draft budget prepared by the Russian government foresees a significant reduction in funding allocated to its cancer treatment program. According to information reported by Euronews, the program...
The three-year budget deposited with the Duma reduces the federal oncology programme from 44.9 billion to 3.87 billion rubles and brings military spending to 17.1 trillion, more health care, school and welfare together.
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