The State Duma supported the bill, reducing by 40.5 billion rubles of federal budget deficit in 2013

13 November 2013, Wednesday
Today , the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill amending the law " Federal Budget for 2013 and the planning period of 2014 and 2015 " in terms of verifying income and a budget surplus in 2013. Over 234 deputies voted against - one , one abstained .

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov , introducing the draft law to the deputies , said the document " prepared taking into account the evolving macroeconomic situation." " Economic growth is currently fell to 1.2 percent in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of this year . This is lower than we had planned in the budget for 2013 ," - he said , suggesting that previously predicted growth estimate 1.8 percent of GDP " is unlikely to be achieved ."
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