The State Duma doubled the budget deficit

The Russian State Duma adopted in the second and third reading amendments to the federal budget, in accordance with which the budget deficit decreased more than twice. On Friday, May 20, our correspondent Lev Finberg reports.

According to adopted amendments, the budget deficit is reduced from 3.6 percent of GDP, which is 1.814 trillion rubles, to 1.3 percent (719 billion rubles).

The document was prepared taking into account an increase in the forecast for the average annual price for the Russian export oil mixture of Urals - up to $ 105 per barrel.