The wave of budgetary savings reached five additional local areas. Orphanages, sports clubs, medical institutions and hundreds of jobs are going under the knife. The list includes the regions of Penza, Arkhangelsk and Tyumen, Primorye and even Karelia, which is usually called excess.
A particularly revealing story takes place in the Arkhangelsk region. In the village of Rambobu, an orphanage was closed, despite the protests of the local residents. 28 employees will be out of a job. At the same time, two other institutions are eliminated - the Rakolo-Kugshengsky and Nizovsky orphanages. Officials explain what is happening due to the remoteness of the facilities and the financial burden.
In Zarazhani, Penza district, training rates are reduced at the Olympic reserve sports school, the ballroom dancing department and the riding club are closed. In the Tyumen region, they plan to "release" 660 civil servants by the end of the year.
And the most interesting thing is the explanation of the officials. The deputy director of the Zarahani City Development Department, Alexander Melishev, directly listed the reasons: "Sanctions, SVO, the general economic situation - all of this is felt." It's a rare case when the implications of what's happening are told without the usual bureaucratic hassle.
Cuts in the public sector have affected or are planned in at least 34 regions. This is no longer a story of a few unlucky municipalities, but a systemic trend.
The mechanism is quite clear: military expenditures and public debt service compete with social debts for limited budgetary resources. And when forced to choose, regional authorities increasingly start with those least able to protect their interests.
This is how optimization works. It looks like our new social model: for a military armada - a budget without limits. But for your children, the elderly and civil servants - forgive me, be patient, there is no money and don't expect it.