April 18, 2014 will held a seminar-workshop with the financial authorities of subjects of the Volga Federal District and the representatives of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation on theme "Improving the efficiency of public (municipal) finance."
Today, Deputy Finance Minister Alla Anfimova participated in the Kama Mouth zonal seminar meeting with the heads of the settlements on the topical issues of local government.
April 15, 2014 in the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation held a meeting of the expanded board "On the results of the federal budget for 2013 and the problems of the financial system of the Russian Federation in 2014." In the work of the board attended Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan Radik Raufovich Gaizatullin.
Deputy Finance Minister Alla Anfimova participated in zonal seminar meeting with the heads of the settlements on the topical issues of local government in Mendeleevsk where delivered a lecture on "Some issues of the budget process in the municipality."
According to preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Finance of Russia, federal budget revenues for the first quarter amounted to 3.521 trillion rubles, or 25.9% of total annual revenues. Cash execution costs - 3.411 trillion rubles, or 24.4% of total expenditure.
The Russian government considers it necessary to maintain a fiscal rule to ensure fiscal and financial stability and did not change its position on this issue , said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov .
Ministry of Economic Development offers this year to mitigate the fiscal rule to boost the economy of the Russian Federation . This week downgraded MAYOR GDP growth forecast for 2014 to 0.5-1.1 % from 2.5% . As a basic ministry offers a second , conservative- active variant of the forecast , assuming GDP growth of 1.1% , but the MED considers that it is possible only in alleviating budgetary rules and capitalization of Russian banks.
Russia's Finance Ministry and the Federal Treasury on April 14, 2014 will resume operations by buying foreign currency to replenish the Reserve Fund, which were suspended on March 4, 2014. due to increased volatility in the financial markets.
Ukraine offered to buy out the next tranche of Eurobonds, but this issue will be resolved "as events unfold," said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.