The Russian government will allocate another tranche of assistance worth 10 bln rubles ($133.2 mln) to 25 regions to ensure a balanced budget, according to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The total amount of additional support for the constituent entities of the Russian Federation will amount to 300 bln rubles”, he said. Mikhail Mishustin mentioned that allocating additional funds will help the regions “to fulfill social obligations this year, pay wages, purchase medicine, support housing and communal services, and also implement projects that are needed to provide people with comfortable living conditions.”
