The financing scope of the preferential car loan program for 2027 may be increased by 10.4 billion rubles as part of the preparation of the draft three-year budget of the Russian Federation for a second reading in the State Duma, a source close to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade told Interfax. Given that in the original version of the budget, which passed the first reading, the size of the subsidy for preferential car loans was 7 billion rubles, funding for the program next year could amount to 17.4 billion rubles. In 2026, 20 billion rubles were allocated for these purposes; They were exhausted by the end of the third quarter. Next year, with the exhaustion of the provided limits, programs to support demand in the automotive industry may be additionally funded, the source recalled. In addition, he noted that "in order to optimize the spending of budget funds, we are also working on adjusting the parameters of the programs in terms of requirements for the level of localization."