vladimir putin has signed the federal budget for 2026, allocating nearly 40% of all expenditures to the army and security sector. This is a record since the ussr and a direct signal that peace is not part of the kremlin\u2019s plans for the coming year.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f With sanctions collapsing russia\u2019s oil and gas revenues, the budget includes a massive deficit \u2014 1.6% of GDP. To \u201cplug the gaps,\u201d the kremlin is cutting social programs, whose share in the budget falls to 25%, the lowest in 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f The kremlin is also introducing new taxes: raising VAT to 22%, complicating operations for small businesses, and imposing various fees for businesses and ordinary russians. In effect, the population will bear the cost of the war through tax pressure and reduced social services.<\/p>\n
The kremlin is shifting the country onto a \u201cwartime footing,\u201d strengthening the security apparatus and cutting everything unrelated to the military. This budget once again confirms that a protracted war remains the kremlin\u2019s priority, even at the cost of economic decline and the impoverishment of its own people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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