The budget deficit of Russia for six months amounted to 5.8 trillion

The deficit of the federal budget of Russia in the first half of 2026 amounted to 5.8 trillion rubles, follows from the operational report of the Accounts Chamber.

This volume is 1.5 times higher than the approved indicator of the deficit for the whole year – 3.8 trillion rubles. Sources of domestic financing were fulfilled by 6.1 trillion rubles, also exceeding the annual plan. The net volume of raising funds through federal loan bonds reached 2.3 trillion rubles, or 55.9% of the annual program.

Budget revenues for January-June amounted to 18.5 trillion rubles, or 45.9% of the annual forecast. Of these, oil and gas revenues reached 3.5 trillion rubles, or 39.7% of the plan, non-oil and gas revenues - almost 15 trillion rubles, or 47.7%.

The Accounts Chamber predicts that by the end of the year budget revenues may amount to 38.7 trillion rubles. This is 1.6 trillion rubles, or 3.9%, less than the approved volume.

Expenditures in the first half of the year reached 24.4 trillion rubles, or 54.1% of the revised consolidated budget list. Expenditure on public procurement and capital construction grew fastest.