Russian draft budget 2018 to be submitted to State Duma on September 29

The Russian government will consider the final version of the draft federal budget for 2018 and the planned period of 2019 and 2020 at one of the next meetings. On September 29 it will be submitted to the State Duma,  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced at a meeting of the government commission.

"The basic approvals have been carried out," he said, pointing out that "there is not much time left for work." "Before October 1, all the documents must be submitted to the State Duma", - Medvedev said.

The Ministry of Finance expects the Federal budget deficit in 2018 at the level of 1.4% of GDP in 2019 - 0,8-0,9%, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.