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Regional Social Expenditures: A Country Of Contrasts

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  • N. Zubarevich

    (Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy)

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Regional consolidated budgets are facing three main trends in 2015, namely marked growth of budget revenues, slower growth of budget expenditures, insignifi cant growth of debts and enhanced debt profi le. The dynamics of the regional consolidated budget revenues in 2015 (according to the data on January–September) has improved amid economic downturn over the dynamics seen in 2013–2014. However, there is a large diff erence between the regions: some (most) of them have seen their budget revenues decline, whereas ot hers have experienced a substantial growth in the same. The regions and municipalities have seen their debts grow slower than in 2013–2014, increasing by merely 5% in the period between January and earlier in November 2015. Consolidated budget expenditures have increased by merely 4% due to strengthening the responsibility of the regions for their budget policy. Howe ver, analysis of the dynamics of social spending has shown a strong differentiation as to both certain budget lines and regions. The nontransparent regional budgets’ Health care spending pattern is an apparent problem.

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  • N. Zubarevich, 2015. "Regional Social Expenditures: A Country Of Contrasts," Russian Economic Development, Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, issue 12, pages 31-35, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:645
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    Keywords

    SOCIAL Politic; Russian Economy;

    JEL classification:

    • L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
    • K1 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law
    • K2 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law
    • K3 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines

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