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Russia plans to reduce funding for welfare, education, and healthcare by significant percentages in its 2027 budget to support a massive increase in military spending, which will rise to 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion), up from the previously planned 13.5 trillion roubles. The article highlights that these cuts are part of Russia's ongoing efforts to manage its deteriorating fiscal situation since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, despite attempts at long-term budget planning.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The Russian government plans to significantly increase military spending in 2027 to 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion), a 27% rise from the original budget of 13.5 trillion roubles. This marks the highest level of defense expenditure since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. To fund this escalating military spending, Russia will cut social policy funding by 7%, education funding by 6%, and healthcare funding by 6.8%. Additionally, welfare programs, including state pensions and payments to war veterans, will also face significant reductions. The government has already exhausted fiscal reserves, increased borrowing, and raised taxes to manage the growing military costs during the 4.5-year conflict in Ukraine.
Written for “Russia War Spending Priority” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
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Russia to cut welfare, education funding in 2027 as war spending soars
MOSCOW, Sept 29 - Russia will cut funding for welfare, education and healthcare in next year's state budget, in addition to previously announced tax hikes, to help cover soaring military spending, fiscal documents obtained by Reuters showed.
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documents → cut → Reuters
Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion) on defence in 2027, around 27% more than the 13.5 trillion roubles originally budgeted and the highest figure since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022.
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Russia → plan → 2022
Funding for social policy, which covers items such as state pensions, payments to war veterans and maternity benefits, will shrink by 7% in 2027.
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which → cover → 2027
Funding for education will fall by 6% and healthcare funding by 6.8%, compared with the initial plan.
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Funding → fall → plan
Spending under the "national economy" section, which includes road construction and other infrastructure projects, as well as subsidies for agriculture and other sectors, will shrink by 7.4% in 2027.
Russia's budget situation has gradually deteriorated throughout the 4-1/2 years of war in Ukraine as the country has had to tap its fiscal reserve fund, increase borrowing and raise taxes to keep up with growing military spending.
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country → include → spending
Russia is drawing up a three-year budget in an attempt to improve long-term planning, but it has had to revise figures sharply upwards each year and has repeatedly missed its annual deficit targets.
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it → draw → targets
The federal budget does not incorporate regional and municipal budgets, which account for a significant share of social spending.
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which → incorporate → spending
The new tax hikes in the 2027 draft budget, as well as a larger-than-expected increase in utility tariffs planned for next year and announced after this month's parliamentary election, have angered even some Kremlin supporters.
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hikes → expect → supporters
The new State Duma, in which the pro-Kremlin United Russia party will hold a constitutional majority, is expected to approve the new budget, with authorities saying that winning the war in Ukraine takes priority over other needs.
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winning → hold → needs
While overall non-military spending is shrinking, the share of debt-servicing costs in the Russian budget is rising due to high interest rates, which the central bank maintains to fight inflation, and increased borrowing plans.
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bank → shrink → inflation
The documents show that debt-servicing costs will rise by 21.6% in 2027 compared with the initial plan, reaching 9.4% of total spending in 2027 and increasing further to 10.6% in 2029.
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costs → show → 2029
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