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Russia's budget deficit tops annual plan by 37%, says Ukrainian intelligence

Original: Дефіцит бюджету РФ за дев’ять місяців перевищив річний план на 37% - розвідка Дефіцит федерального бюджету Росії за січе

Ukrainian intelligence reports that Russia's federal budget deficit for January–September 2026 reached 5.186 trillion roubles (about $61.08 billion), or 2.2% of GDP. That figure is 37% higher than the Kremlin had planned to spend for the entire year, suggesting the war economy is straining Russian finances faster than officials anticipated.

Why now: The size of the shortfall compared with official plans points to mounting fiscal pressure on Russia's war economy.

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