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Russia reportedly looks poised to increase its spending on defense by over 28% next year. If approved, it would be the highest figure spent on its military in the country's history.

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A draft budget sent to the State Douma — the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly — on Monday proposed spending 13.5T rubles (over $145B) on defense in 2025, 12.8T rubles ($140B) in 2026, and 13.1 rubles ($144B) in 2027.

While the figures could change as the budget is yet to be debated in the Douma or the Federation Council, if approved in its current version, 32.5% of Russia's expenditure next year would go towards defense.

Elsewhere in the budget, 1.68T rubles ($18.5B) was earmarked for education in 2025, while $1.86T ($20.5B) was allotted for health.

Meanwhile, Russia's military started another round of conscription on Tuesday, stating that 133K people will be called up for service — 3K more than the number conscripted in the spring.

Russia looks poised to increase its spending on defense by over 28% next year. If approved, it would make it the highest figure spent on its military in the country's history.

In a draft budget on Monday sent to the State Douma — the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly — the country's government proposed spending 13.5T rubles (over $145B) on defense in 2025. It proposed spending 12.8T rubles ($140B) in 2026 and and 13.1 rubles ($144B) in 2027.

While the figures could change as the budget is debated in the Douma and the Federation Council, the upper house, before Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin signs the budget into law, if approved, it would mean that 32.5% of Russia's expenditure next year would go towards defense.

Elsewhere in the budget, 1.68T rubles ($18.5B) was earmarked for education in 2025 while $1.86T ($20.5B) was allotted for health.

Meanwhile, Russia's military started another round of conscription on Tuesday, stating that 133K people will be called up for service — 3K more than the number of people conscripted in the spring.

Irrespective of the war in Ukraine and whether it comes to a close or not, the latest budget shows that Russian Pres. Putin is seeking a form of military Keynesianism — excessive spending on defense in the hopes it will revive Russia's fledgling economy.

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Irrespective of whether the war in Ukraine comes to a close or not, the latest budget shows that Russian Pres. Putin is seeking a form of military Keynesianism — enacting excessive spending on defense in the hopes it will revive Russia's fledgling economy.

Russia's budget is well thought-through, taking into consideration all the needs of the state so that every sector is adequately funded to meet the country's needs.

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