Anti-crisis government plan would cost 130 billion rubles – Rosbalt.RU

 The Russian government will ask for the implementation of anti-crisis plan of about 130 billion rubles from 342 billion rubles presidential reserve, formed by freezing pension savings, he told reporters Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

 In the budget of 2016 includes a provision on the establishment of a fund in the amount of 342.2 billion rubles (due to the freezing of pension savings in 2016). These funds can be spent on the instructions of the President and the government.

 “We have, in accordance with the budget provided for expenditure of 342 billion rubles on behalf of the president. In general, the Russian government anti-crisis plan of defined – up to 250 billion rubles, – said the minister. – To fund this amount, we will need to appeal to the President and to obtain consent for the waste parts of the reserve – about 130 billion rubles. We appeal to the President so requests. ”

 “Kommersant” newspaper this week reported that of the 250 billion rubles of funds for execution of anti-crisis plan, the government has only 120 billion rubles crisis fund. The rest of the money only corrections budget or from the reserve at the disposal of President Vladimir Putin may be obtained.