To us, clowns are more important than kids' lunches, seriously? Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Davankov At the same time, the funding to support the circus activities increased by 32%. All professions are important and necessary, but it's a matter of priorities - are clowns more important to us than children's lunches? This is how the deputy of the State Duma from the new people, Vladislav Debenkov, reacted to the increase in spending in next year's budget on clowns and the decrease in spending on school meals for children. In his last speech, the deputy called for reducing government spending and first of all optimizing AI among officials, instead of raising taxes. channel.