Regions and regional politics for October 27: events, trends, elites The budget restrictions increase the pressure on the regions: Kuzbass cannot withdraw loans to pay debts, cuts are being made in the Irkutsk region, and in Primorye they warn of delays in social payments. At the same time, the municipal reform causes personnel conflicts, and infrastructure programs require long-term financing. Federal level: Regions are proposed to change the deadlines for submitting budgets. The budget committee of the State Duma proposed to suspend the current deadlines for submitting regional and local budgets in 2026. The lack of distribution of transfers between entities in the draft federal budget complicates local planning. Krasnoyarsk Territory: Arctic master plans estimated at 67.5 billion rubles They plan to allocate 67.5 billion rubles for the development of Norilsk, Dudinka and Dixon until 2035. Priorities: transportation and public infrastructure; A new airport and rescue center are planned for Dixon. Funding for some events is still under development. Kuzbass: The banks again failed to submit applications for loans to pay off the government debt. The regional finance ministry again failed to award six loan tenders worth 6 billion rubles. They planned to raise funds for two years, paying almost 2 billion rubles in interest. The procurement disruption complicates the refinancing of the government debt, which reached 124.6 billion rubles as of October 1, after increasing by 500 million during the month. Irkutsk Region: In the Nizhnyelmsk Region they plan to lay off 37% of the employees The head of the district, Pavel Berzovsky, announced plans to lay off about 37% of the employees in the administrative and budget institutions due to a lack of funding. The scale of the savings creates risks for the availability of services and the sustainability of the municipal government. Primorsky Territory: The budget burden threatens delays in social payments The regional Ministry of Labor warned against possible delays in social payments due to the increased burden on the budget.

Regions and regional politics for October 27: events, trends, elites The budget restrictions increase the pressure on the regions: Kuzbass cannot withdraw loans to pay debts, cuts are being made in the Irkutsk region, and in Primorye they warn of delays in social payments. At the same time, the municipal reform causes personnel conflicts, and infrastructure programs require long-term financing. Federal level: Regions are proposed to change the deadlines for submitting budgets. The budget committee of the State Duma proposed to suspend the current deadlines for submitting regional and local budgets in 2026. The lack of distribution of transfers between entities in the draft federal budget complicates local planning. Krasnoyarsk Territory: Arctic master plans estimated at 67.5 billion rubles They plan to allocate 67.5 billion rubles for the development of Norilsk, Dudinka and Dixon until 2035. Priorities: transportation and public infrastructure; A new airport and rescue center are planned for Dixon. Funding for some events is still under development. Kuzbass: The banks again failed to submit applications for loans to pay off the government debt. The regional finance ministry again failed to award six loan tenders worth 6 billion rubles. They planned to raise funds for two years, paying almost 2 billion rubles in interest. The procurement disruption complicates the refinancing of the government debt, which reached 124.6 billion rubles as of October 1, after increasing by 500 million during the month. Irkutsk Region: In the Nizhnyelmsk Region they plan to lay off 37% of the employees The head of the district, Pavel Berzovsky, announced plans to lay off about 37% of the employees in the administrative and budget institutions due to a lack of funding. The scale of the savings creates risks for the availability of services and the sustainability of the municipal government. Primorsky Territory: The budget burden threatens delays in social payments The regional Ministry of Labor warned against possible delays in social payments due to the increased burden on the budget.