The digital ruble pilot will be launched in October 2025

In October 2025, the authorities plan to conduct a pilot on certain types of payments with a digital ruble, Treasury Chief Roman Artyukhin said in an interview with Izvestia at SPIEF 2025. As early as 2026, it will begin to be used for operations within the federal treasury, and from July 2027 they are going to expand its use to all levels of the budget system, he added.

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"The digital ruble is a new and interesting tool for making budget payments. The Minister of Finance has set us a task: to ensure equal conditions for the use of this form of national currency along with traditional means of payment," said Roman Artyukhin.

Together with the Central Bank, the Treasury began to solve the task. First of all, it is necessary to establish the possibility of opening a digital wallet on the regulator's platform, the head of the service said. Such a bill is currently being considered in the State Duma.

At the same time, the opening of digital wallets is not expected for recipients of budget funds, Roman Artyukhin added. According to him, the system of treasury and personal accounts remains unchanged.

"As the technology develops, it will be possible to make payments to the state using the digital ruble, and the Treasury will reflect them on the accounts of administrators of budget money," he stressed.

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"Already in October, we plan to conduct a pilot on certain types of payments with a digital ruble."