With their income: about 8 trillion rubles were redistributed in the budget
The largest group of amendments to the second reading of the budget for the next three years is aimed at ensuring the country's defense and security. In total, departments and parliamentarians have prepared 715 amendments totaling about 8 trillion rubles. The authorities have redistributed funds to national projects — additional money has been allocated for roads in the regions, the development of drones and the creation of new communication satellites. In addition, as early as 2026, the money will be used to overhaul schools, subsidized medicines, support for small agricultural enterprises and social scholarships. What will eventually change for citizens and businesses is in the Izvestia article.
What was changed in the final version of the draft budget
On November 18, the State Duma approved in the second reading the law "On the Federal Budget for 2026 and for the planning period of 2027 and 2028." 353 deputies voted for him, one against him, 53 abstained. The third reading is scheduled for November 20, said Andrei Makarov, head of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes.
The key priorities of the new budget have not changed — the fulfillment of social obligations, support for military personnel and their families, assistance to the regions, economic development, technological sovereignty and security of the country.
Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes Andrey Makarov speaks at the plenary session of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
It is important that the law on the federal budget for the next three years is of high quality, it is being adopted in difficult conditions of challenges, sanctions and unfriendly actions on the part of a number of states, stressed Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin.
—But despite all the obstacles, despite the great desire to stop the development of our state, we can confidently say that all social obligations will be fulfilled to the citizens," he added.
Consideration of amendments to the federal budget for 2026-2028 by the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes
At the same time, a total of 715 amendments from departments and parliamentarians worth over 8 trillion rubles were received for the second reading. 591 of them were accepted, and 23 were withdrawn, Andrei Makarov said. Also, 39 amendments fell on the closed part — all of them were accepted, the deputy added. According to the materials for the treasury project (Izvestia has reviewed them), both open and closed articles turned out to be sources of additional funding.
Budget revenues are planned to reach 40.3 trillion rubles in 2026, 42.9 trillion in 2027 and 45.9 trillion in 2028. The costs will amount to 44.1 trillion, 46 trillion and 49.4 trillion, respectively. Thus, the deficit is projected at 1.6% of GDP (3.8 trillion rubles), 1.2% (3.1 trillion) and 1.3% (3.5 trillion).
For what purposes have the authorities allocated additional funds
A significant part of the adjustments are aimed at ensuring the country's defense and security, including meeting the needs of a special operation, according to materials on the Ministry of Finance's website.
Almost 8 billion rubles are additionally allocated to support the participants of the SVO and their family members, said First Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov. As a result, over 50 billion rubles for three years will be allocated for the annual assistance of more than 400 thousand people, he said. The updated financial plan will also increase budget expenditures for prosthetics and comprehensive rehabilitation of the participants of the SVO — at least 10 new centers will open next year.
The remaining budget changes can be divided into three groups: amendments related to national projects, the allocation of budget funds after the adoption of regulatory legal acts, as well as the revision of money within the framework of state programs and non-program activities.
An additional 874 billion rubles are allocated for social policy, of which more than 735 billion will be allocated in 2026, Andrei Makarov noted. According to him, more than 25 trillion rubles will be allocated from all budgets of the system for social obligations next year. In addition, 202 billion rubles will be allocated for integrated rural development, taking into account the amendments.
The changes will also affect the following national projects:
- "Infrastructure for life": under this program, additional funds will make it possible to put 700 km of regional roads in order, build 22 new facilities, and purchase over 5,000 buses.;
- "Youth and Children": money will be redistributed for the construction of a world-class Student campus "Arctic Star" in the Arkhangelsk region and a world-class Interuniversity campus in Tyumen;
- "Data economy and digital transformation of the state": resources will be used to create new communications satellites and upgrade the state orbital group;
- "Development of space activities of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 and for the future up to 2036": expenses will be redistributed for the purchase of high-quality Earth remote sensing data.
- "Means of production and automation": the money will be allocated discounts to buyers of Russian equipment — this will allow to sell more than 50 machine tools and 140 thousand tools.
- "Unmanned aircraft systems": funds will be provided to strengthen the technological independence and increase the competitiveness of Russian UAS.
Also in 2026, additional funds will be allocated for the overhaul of schools (2.2 billion rubles), social scholarships (3 billion), financing of military training centers (1.7 billion rubles), preferential medicines (10 billion), integrated rural development (13.4 billion), support for small agribusiness (7.8 billion), public transport upgrades. (12.8 trillion). In addition, the money is planned to be allocated for increasing the availability of agricultural machinery and gasification.
How does the budget for the second reading differ from the previous one
Large—scale reallocation of funds within the budget by the second reading is a standard practice, Olga Belenkaya from Finam Federal State Enterprise drew attention. For example, last year, more than 8 trillion rubles were transferred this way — most of the changes also related to defense and social policy, the expert added.
At the same time, the most significant part of the changes to the discussion can be considered the mitigation of tax innovations introduced in the original text of the new financial plan. Thus, the State Duma Budget Committee has adjusted the procedure for the transition to the payment of value-added tax (VAT) by small and medium-sized businesses operating under the simplified taxation system (USN), making it phased. The revenue threshold, which currently stands at 60 million rubles per year, will be lowered to 20 million in 2026, to 15 million in 2027, and to 10 million in 2028. The government met the State Duma halfway and took into account the opinion of the business community on this issue, Vyacheslav Volodin added.
Many small businesses will need time to adapt to such a system, so the authorities decided to make the transition in stages, explained Olga Belenkaya, head of the Macroeconomic Analysis Department at Finam. The deputies also supported the government's proposal to retain VAT benefits when IT companies sell their own software, and adjusted the initial proposals on the taxation of bookmakers, she added.
By itself, the revision of treasury spending should not increase inflationary pressure, says Natalia Milchakova, a leading analyst at Freedom Finance Global. Budget expenditures are not increasing, the authorities are simply cutting costs in some areas and directing the released funds to other more important goals for the state, she explained. This will not entail a large price increase.
According to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, the agency initially included an average key rate of 12-13% in the financial plan for 2026, which corresponded to the first version of the base scenario of the Bank of Russia and was relevant at the first reading stage. Subsequently, the regulator raised expectations for the rate to 13-15%, which may have an impact on the expenditure side of the budget.
As Andrei Makarov stated earlier, each key percentage point costs the federal budget 280 billion rubles — we are talking about the cost of servicing government debt and subsidizing interest rates on preferential loans. However, as Natalia Milchakova concluded, if the rate continues to decrease, government spending will not have to be significantly increased.
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