How do they want to cut the Chelyabinsk region's budget for 2027?
The Regional Ministry of Finance prepared the project. And although it is not final, it is already clear that it will be necessary to moderate the appetite.
So far, the document includes only 2.6 billion rubles in federal revenue. The Treasury explained that transfers will be added when the budget is finalized for a second reading. For comparison: in the budget for 2026, this amount was 32.9 billion.
Even culture will have to tighten its belt in the year that Chelyabinsk takes the "capital of culture" baton: 4.2 billion against 4.9. But in the meantime they plan to allocate a little more to physical education and sports than a year before.
What about the metrotram? The project has not yet included funds for its construction: only the purchase of cars is allowed, while in 2026 12.1 billion was allocated for the construction of lines only. The Ministry of Finance promises to include federal funding when examining the budget in second reading.