The revenue part of the Kazan budget increased by 1.7 billion rubles, expenditure one – by 1.9 billion rubles

(KZN.RU, June 6, Alsu Safina). The revenue part of the Kazan budget increased by 1.7 billion rubles and amounted to 23 billion 360 million rubles, the expenditure part – 1.9 billion rubles and amounted to 24 billion 731 million rubles. The city budget deficit will amount to 1 billion 371 million rubles, the sources of coverage of which are balances of funds as of January 1, 2018. Changes to the decision “On the budget of the Kazan Municipality for 2018 and the planning period of 2019 and 2020” were adopted today by deputies at the XXVII session of the Kazan City Duma.

Irek Mukhametshin, the head of the Financial Department, explained that the introduction of changes to the decision on the budget is due to the following reasons. Thus, the expenses incurred due to balances of financial assistance received from the budget of Tatarstan in 2017 and unused as of January 1 of this year have been taken into account. These funds are directed to finance the costs associated with the reconstruction of biological sewage treatment facilities in Kazan, major repairs of vehicles serving the city's road network, the city's new design, the arrangement and repair of fairgrounds, and other purposes.

In accordance with regulatory enactments adopted by the Government of Tatarstan, the volume of subsidies and other inter-budgetary transfers in 2018allocated by Kazan from the republic's budget is increased by 1 billion 235 million rubles. This is the cost of preparation for the World Cup, the purchase of 104 buses operating on natural gas, the organization of recreation, employment of children and youth, the second stage of reconstruction of biological sewage treatment facilities in Kazan, the purchase of equipment and supplies for institutions of social and cultural sphere, and other purposes.

“These are expenses that this year will be carried out at the expense of funds received from the republican budget. At the same time, certain types of expenses were provided in the approved budget of the city for 2018, the implementation of which is necessary to ensure the life of the city”, said Irek Mukhametshin. According to him, these are expenses for the maintenance of facilities for improvement, preferential food for certain categories of students, repayment of the budget loan, maintenance of municipal buildings, the municipal treasury, and other expenses. “The proposed volume of changes is 468.8 million rubles. The source of their coverage will be additional income”, said the head of the Financial Department.

According to the results of the city budget execution for 5 months of this year, the volume of income from tax and non-tax revenues amounted to 6 billion 644 million rubles, or 47% of the city's amount. According to Irek Mukhametshin, this makes it possible to forecast the receipt of additional revenues to the city budget.

The main source of additional revenues were receipts based on the results of bidding for the right to install and operate advertising structures. The starting price has more than doubled as a result of the auction. This allowed supplementing the budget of the city in the amount of over 330 million rubles.

The revenue part of the budget also takes into account gratuitous receipts from city enterprises in the amount of 3.5 million rubles. They are directed, in accordance with their designated purpose, to conduct district events.

In addition, the list of subsidies allocated from the budget of Kazan was supplemented with a subsidy for the financial provision of public urban passenger transport expenses related to the purchase of passenger buses operating natural gas.