Russia in 2015 wants to increase military spending by 21.2 percent. – Radio PiK

In spite of the deteriorating economic situation, which is a consequence of, among others, sanctions imposed by Western countries, Russia in 2015 intends to increase its military spending by 21.2 percent. – To 3.032 trillion rubles (78.3 billion dollars).

This is the result of the draft budget for the years 2015-2017 prepared by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. To the document reached the daily “Vedomosti”, which reported in Wednesday’s edition of the RF Government plans.

Russian newspaper points out that this means real growth in defense spending, because inflation in 2015 – according to the Ministry of Finance of Russia – is expected to be 6 percent.

In subsequent years, real growth in military spending to be negligible, similar to the level of inflation: in 2016 by 7.8 percent. – To 3.23 trillion rubles ($ 83.5 billion) in 2017 by 4 percent. – To 3.36 trillion rubles ($ 84.2 billion).

The draft budget also shows that the largest item in defense spending will be the purchase and repair of weapons, which are the goals in 2015 is intended to be spend 1.5 trillion rubles ($ 38.8 billion) to 1.3 trillion rubles ($ 33.6 billion) in 2014.

The work on the new weapons in 2015 it is planned to allocate 252, 4 billion rubles ($ 6.5 billion) in 2016 – 268.3 billion rubles ($ 6.9 billion), and in 2017 – 293 billion rubles ($ 7.6 billion).

Cited by “Vedomosti” analyst Konstantin Makijenko noted that the draft budget means that military spending next year will – despite all the external and internal problems – more or less on the scale, as mapped out in the past year.

In 2014 years the defense budget FR increased to 2.5 trillion rubles ($ 64.6 billion) from 2.1 trillion rubles ($ 54.3 billion) in 2013. This year, military spending will amount to about 3.4 percent. GDP and 20 percent. of all state spending.

In 2011, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that in 10 years for the modernization of the army the government will allocate 20 billion rubles ($ 516.8 billion). According to the chief military prosecutor Sergei FR Fridinskiego 20 percent. funds allocated every year for the purchase of arms and services for the Russian armed forces is stolen.

From Moscow Jerzy Malczyk (PAP)

Russia in 2015 wants to increase military spending by 21.2 percent. – Radio PiK