12 October 2016, 13:11 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian government has submitted a draft plan of the federal budget for the years 2017-2019 to the State Duma, the government’s official statement said Friday.
The first reading of the draft may be held on November 18.
According to the statement, the draft is based on basic forecast indicators for socio-economic growth of the Russian Federation.
The government said that the project stipulates a profit of 13,488 trillion rubles ($214.8 trillion) for the year 2017, expenses of 16,241 trillion rubles, and deficit of 2,753 trillion.
