Regions and regional politics for October 30: events, trends, elites Regions have expanded access to short-term loans from the Treasury. Chelyabinsk region redistributed funds for civil servants' salaries, Belgrade region reduced regional payments to families of deceased SVO participants. The Berbada thermal power plant was stopped, and the dispute over the development of a pine forest continued in Novosibirsk. Federal level: Treasury loans on demand became available to all regions The mechanism, which previously operated in four pilot regions, was extended to all regions. To receive a loan, an application must be sent to the Ministry of Finance with a cash plan for making a budget. The funds are intended to cover the temporary gap between receiving the income and paying the obligations. Chelyabinsk Region: Deputies Adopted Budget Amendments for Salaries and Social Benefits The Legislative Assembly approved changes to the budget for 2026: About 2.7 billion rubles of previously reserved funds will be used to guarantee the minimum wage and maintain the wages of public sector employees. Another 7.2 million rubles of federal funds were allocated for payments to honorary donors. Revenues will amount to 306.85 billion rubles, expenses - 382.45 billion; The deficit will remain at 75.6 billion. Moscow: 306 billion rubles will be allocated to update public transportation in the years 2027-2029. The capital plans to purchase 1,600 land transportation units, about a thousand metro cars and almost 850 suburban and interregional transportation cars. Sobyanin also announced the expansion of the route network at TiNAO and the continuation of the Moscow-Region project. Belgrade region: payments to families of deceased SVO participants were reduced by three times the regional one-time payment was reduced from 3 million to 1 million rubles. The change was approved by the Minister of Population and Labor Protection Olesya Mityakina. The decision does not affect federal payments. Sverdlovsk region: Barbada thermal power plant stopped and hot water shut off.

Regions and regional politics for October 30: events, trends, elites Regions have expanded access to short-term loans from the Treasury. Chelyabinsk region redistributed funds for civil servants' salaries, Belgrade region reduced regional payments to families of deceased SVO participants. The Berbada thermal power plant was stopped, and the dispute over the development of a pine forest continued in Novosibirsk. Federal level: Treasury loans on demand became available to all regions The mechanism, which previously operated in four pilot regions, was extended to all regions. To receive a loan, an application must be sent to the Ministry of Finance with a cash plan for making a budget. The funds are intended to cover the temporary gap between receiving the income and paying the obligations. Chelyabinsk Region: Deputies Adopted Budget Amendments for Salaries and Social Benefits The Legislative Assembly approved changes to the budget for 2026: About 2.7 billion rubles of previously reserved funds will be used to guarantee the minimum wage and maintain the wages of public sector employees. Another 7.2 million rubles of federal funds were allocated for payments to honorary donors. Revenues will amount to 306.85 billion rubles, expenses - 382.45 billion; The deficit will remain at 75.6 billion. Moscow: 306 billion rubles will be allocated to update public transportation in the years 2027-2029. The capital plans to purchase 1,600 land transportation units, about a thousand metro cars and almost 850 suburban and interregional transportation cars. Sobyanin also announced the expansion of the route network at TiNAO and the continuation of the Moscow-Region project. Belgrade region: payments to families of deceased SVO participants were reduced by three times the regional one-time payment was reduced from 3 million to 1 million rubles. The change was approved by the Minister of Population and Labor Protection Olesya Mityakina. The decision does not affect federal payments. Sverdlovsk region: Barbada thermal power plant stopped and hot water shut off.