REGINAL BUDGETS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019: IS THERE GROWTH POTENTIAL?

Abstract

There has been an increase of the RF subjects consolidated budgets revenues in the first quarter of 2019. It takes place together with the slowdown in economic growth. The basis of this budget revenue growth was formed by corporate income tax receipts (results of final calculations of previous year), personal income tax and excise. In contrast to the Federal budget, the subjects of the Russian Federation used most of the revenue growth to increase  funding at the beginning of the year. Тhus, in the first quarter of the year, the priorities for the consolidated budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation were education, social policy and housing and communal services. At the same time, the volume of investments in fixed capital at the expense of regional budgets has significantly decreased, largely determining the overall dynamics of this indicator. The problem of budget deficits remains for several Russian regions despite the positive dynamics of revenues. It requires restraining the growth of key budget expenditures.