He explained this by "significant budget savings". As reported by Russian media, on Tuesday, August 15, the head of the Russian state at a meeting with the head of the faction of United Russia in the State Duma, Vladimir Vasilyev, stressed that next year "significant budget savings".

Reductions will not only be in the defense, but also in the economy, social sphere and healthcare. We will carry out the state defense order and we will make a new program, but we have some cuts compared with the past, so we will have to look very carefully at the questions,.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, last year, Putin said that the indicators of the Reserve Fund and the National Welfare Fund slightly decreased. But Russia will have enough money for about four years.