Russia has reduced the cost of purchasing medicines by 65 billion rubles. According to experts, the money could have gone to the needs of the Russian Armed Forces
In 2023, the Russian authorities reduced the cost of purchasing medicines from other countries by 65 billion rubles, RBC reports , citing a study by the analytical company Headway Company. The study says that in 2022, the Russian authorities spent 929.4 billion rubles on foreign-made drugs. In 2023, costs decreased by 7%, to 864.3 billion rubles. We are talking exclusively about government procurement.