{
  "id": 14224789,
  "title": "Russia funnels nearly half its budget into defence, cutting social spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-funnels-nearly-half-its-budget-into-defence-cutting-social",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:05:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/russia-funnels-nearly-half-its-budget-into-defence-cutting-social-spending"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia's parliament is set to vote on a budget that allocates a record 44% of federal spending to defence and security, with social programmes receiving only 56% of the budget. This shift comes as the Kremlin continues its all-out war in Ukraine, with military expenditure reaching 17 trillion roubles (€181 billion) this year, surpassing the original budget of 12.1 trillion roubles (€129 billion). While the government has pledged to index social payments against inflation, the real inflation rate remains high, and independent economists estimate it to be higher. The Kremlin has also announced a 10 trillion rouble (€107 billion) children's budget over the next three years, but the ratio of these funds to defence spending is one to five.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}