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Finance and Credit
 

On grants to constituent entities of the Russian Federation

Vol. 21, Iss. 14, APRIL 2015

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Available online: 6 April 2015

Subject Heading: Interbudgetary relations

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Pages: 31-41

Shavaleeva Ch.M. Institute of Management, Economics and Finance of Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation
chulpan212@mail.ru

Importance The Russian economic literature considers grants as a general form of interbudgetary transfers aimed at eliminating a significant differentiation in economic development of various governmental units. In the first place, the provisions of the Russian Fiscal Code stipulate the use of grants exclusively for increasing the level of fiscal capacity of constituent entities and municipalities of the Russian Federation. However, the analysis of expenses of the Federal budget testifies to the fact that some grants are target-oriented and do not intend to align the fiscal capacity of regions. Thereby, I believe that a detailed study of the Russian practice of subsidizing the regions is relevant.
     Objectives The purpose of the work is to specify the types of grants provided to territorial subjects of the Russian Federation at the present stage, and to analyze their structure.
     Methods I systematized and described the types of grants provided to budgets of subjects of the Russian Federation based on the analysis and synthesis of provisions of the federal legislation.
     
Results The performed analysis testifies that now in the Russian Federation, the use of grants goes beyond the purpose to align the fiscal capacity of territorial subjects of the Russian Federation. Grants may serve to solve other tasks of Russian regions. I emphasize that some purpose-oriented grants contradict to the provisions of the Fiscal Code of the Russian Federation.
     Conclusions and Relevance I conclude on the need to make amendments and addenda to the Russian Fiscal Code to the extent that it concerns the regulation of the definition, types and conditions of allocating grants to Russian regions.

Keywords: constituent entity, subject, Russian Federation, subsidies, grant, fiscal capacity, budget balance

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