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Saint Petersburg proposes budget cuts to fund war veterans

Original: Saint Petersburg has proposed 2026 budget amendments to increase spending on Ukraine war participants. To fund this, exp

Saint Petersburg has introduced amendments to its 2026 budget to increase spending on participants in the war in Ukraine. To cover the cost, the city plans to cut expenditures on education, repairs and bomb shelters, reducing overall city spending by 70.2 billion rubles. The proposal has drawn attention to how Russian regions are reprioritising funds away from civilian services towards war-related payments.

Why now: The reallocation of money from schools, repairs and shelters to war participants highlights the domestic cost of the war in Ukraine.

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• Saint Petersburg has proposed 2026 budget amendments to increase spending on Ukraine war participants. To fund this, expenditures for education, repairs, and bomb shelters may be reduced, cutting total city spending by 70.2 billion rubles. https://… · hanse_mina · 2

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