Vyacheslav Volodin: GDP growth of 2-3% is the main feature of the adopted law on changes in the budget

This document is aimed at GDP growth of 2-3%. It is the main feature of the adopted law on changes to the federal budget for 2017. This was announced by State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Wednesday.

The State Duma adopted in the third and final reading the bill on changes to the Federal budget for 2017 and the planning period of 2018 and 2019, which provides for reduction the budget deficit in 2017 from 3.2% of GDP to 2.1% of GDP. At the same time, the amendments are introduced only in articles and sections relating to 2017.