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Discussion of the draft federal budget for 2027 and the planning period 2028-2029 in the State Duma.
The announced parameters of the draft federal budget for 2027 and the planning period of 2028-2029, submitted for consideration to the State Duma, make it possible to continue easing monetary policy (MCP), since they fit into the premises of the July macro forecast of the Bank of Russia. Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexey Zabotkin stated this at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes, TASS reports.
He clarified that the government proposes to compensate for the increase in expenses by increasing tax revenues, which means that their impact on demand and the level of interest rates is reduced.
At the same time, Zabotkin admitted that the retirement of production and logistics capacities due to drone attacks has recently led to a halt in the process of slowing inflation. This factor makes it difficult to make accurate forecasts about the future trajectory of the rate necessary to achieve the inflation target.

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Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin said that the slowdown in inflation in Russia has stopped due to the disposal of production and logistics capacities due to drone attacks.