The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, confirmed that Russia's federal budget deficit registered a significant increase of 40% during the first half of this year.
According to Putin's statements, this deficit is currently set at approximately 2.8% of the country's Gross Domestic Product.
Despite the significant increase, Putin assured that Russia has the necessary conditions to manage this deficit situation.
The article does not provide additional information about the specific measures that will be taken to address this budget deficit.




