Budget-2017 and science

On December 19, 2016, President Putin signed the law on the federal budget for 2017 and the planning period of 2018 and 2019. Civil science expenses will significantly increase in comparison with last year: about 336 billion rubles are planned for these purposes in 2017. From the federal budget compared to about 268 billion rubles. In 2016. However, such a sharp increase in civil science expenses in comparison with last year is only associated with restoring the level of financing of applied research and development within the framework of the space program, which decreased by about 5 times in 2016 compared to 2015.

It is worth recalling that in 2014, 437 billion rubles were spent on civil science from the federal budget. Thus, even without taking into account inflation, budget expenditures for civil scientific research will be almost a quarter lower than three years ago.

The main area for which money is allocated for civil science in general and applied research in particular, in accounting is called "applied scientific research in the field of national economy." The costs of these purposes will amount to 171.4 billion. The main expenses for this article are associated with the financing of the space program - 90.2 billion rubles, the program for the development of civil aviation equipment - 24.6 billion rubles, the Federal Target Program for Research and Development - 13.5 billion rubles, electronic industry - 9.5 billion rubles, the atomic energy industrial complex - 6.8 billion rubles, medicine and pharmaceuticals, medicine and pharmaceuticals. - 6.3 billion rubles.

Minimously smaller funds for civilian applied research will go to other sections of the budget. For applied studies in the field of national issues, it is supposed to allocate 16.7 billion rubles, in the field of healthcare - 16.6 billion rubles, in the field of education - 12.7 billion rubles.

In 2017, it is planned to spend 117.5 billion rubles on fundamental science from the federal budget. (in 2016 - 106.4 billion, in 2014 - 121.3 billion rubles). The main recipient of funds will be predictable to the Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations (Fano) - it will receive 67.5 billion rubles. According to this article. In total, the fan will be allocated 74.6 billion rubles, which is 10% less than in the previous year. The Federal State Budgetary Institution “Russian Academy of Sciences” will receive a little more than 4 billion rubles.

Financing of the Russian Scientific Fund will increase to 17.8 billion rubles. Like last year, the fund will receive the main part of the funds (12.6 billion rubles) from OJSC Rosneftegaz. The Russian fund of fundamental research (RFFI), to which the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Fund was attached last year, will receive as much as two united funds received in 2016 - 11.6 billion rubles. The financing of the Russian Federation remains at the same level as last year, despite the fact that the presidential decree No. 599 of May 7, 2012 requires increasing its financing to 25 billion rubles. In 2018.

Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov in 2017 is planned to allocate 2.5 billion rubles for fundamental research. (the total budget - 12.1 billion rubles), St. Petersburg State University - 630 million rubles. (The total budget - 8 billion rubles).

The Kurchatov Institute RNC next year is planned to allocate 13.5 billion rubles. The institute’s budget will slightly decrease in comparison with last year by reducing financing of international cooperation, but financing fundamental and applied research will increase - up to 3 billion rubles. and 9.4 billion rubles. respectively.

The costs of increasing the wages of researchers will increase most of all - they will increase from 5.2 billion rubles. In 2016, up to 11.8 billion rubles. In 2017. It is with the task of increasing the average salary of scientists to the presidency No. 597 to up to 200% of the average, the average danger of mass reductions is connected: to increase the salaries of researchers to the level required by road maps, it would be necessary to allocate several times more funds. Therefore, if from the institutes they are strictly demanding an increase in the salaries of researchers, reduction, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg institutions, are inevitable. In any case, the share of salary funds in funds for fundamental research will increase, and there will no longer be money to ensure the actual research work.

Evgeny Onishchenko