Russia’s State Duma approves 2025 federal budget, allocating 6.31 percent of GDP to military spending

Source: Meduza

Russia’s State Duma has approved the federal budget for 2025, along with spending plans for 2026 and 2027, according to a statement posted on the Duma’s website on Thursday.

The draft budget, submitted by the government on September 30, allocates 13.5 trillion rubles ($133.7 billion), or 6.31 percent of Russia’s GDP, to “National Defense” in 2025 — marking a record-high level in the country’s modern history.

Spending on the related category of “National Security and Law Enforcement,” which includes the armed forces as well as salaries for prosecutors and investigators, will total 3.5 trillion rubles ($34.6 billion) in 2025. Together, these categories account for 41 percent of the federal budget.

Funding for the military and security forces exceeds the combined expenditures for education, healthcare, social policy, and the national economy.

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Russia’s State Duma approves 2025 federal budget, allocating 6.31 percent of GDP to military spending

Russia’s 2025 federal budget outlines record military and ‘top secret’ spending — and tax hikes for ordinary citizens

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