Krasnodar Territory is one of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It is located in the extreme south-west of Russia, mostly in the Kuban river basin. Therefore, often its plain and foothill parts are called simply the Kuban. The region was formed on September 13, 1937. The area of the region is 75485 km 2. The population is 5603420 people. Refers to the Southern Federal District. The administrative center is Krasnodar. The budget of the Krasnodar Territory is focused on the implementation of social policy.
Krasnodar Territory is one of the most prosperous agricultural regions of Russia and one of the leaders among the regions of the Russian Federation in terms of living standards.
Economy of the Kuban
The basis of the region’s economy is agriculture and tourism. Industry is poorly developed. Its role in the economy is only 16%, which is 2 times lower than in the whole country. The ecological situation, with the exception of Krasnodar itself, is rather favorable.
The basis of industry is the food industry. In second place is the electric power industry. The bulk of production is concentrated in three large cities: Krasnodar, Armavir and Novorossiysk.
The transport system is represented by large Black Sea ports, railways, airports and highways. The transport network is well developed.
The budget structure of the Krasnodar Territory
The regional budget has a rather complicated structure. Its basis is the so-called consolidated budget of the Krasnodar Territory. It represents the sum of the elements of different levels. It consists of the budgets of regional, district, city, rural, municipal (municipal budget of the Krasnodar Territory). In total, there are 37 districts, 7 urban districts and 382 settlements in the region. Consolidated budget revenues gradually increased. So, in 2014 they amounted to 232.87 billion rubles, in 2015 - 236.84 billion rubles, and in 2016 - 263.12 billion rubles. This indicates a slight positive trend in past years. However, its growth was provided by an increase in the tax burden on organizations, and not by growth in the real sector of the economy.
The increase in spending was negligible. In 2014, they amounted to 259.76 billion rubles, and in 2016 - 260.87 billion rubles. The difference between expenses and income created a budget deficit with the exception of 2016. So, in 2014 the deficit amounted to 26.89 billion rubles, in 2015 - 17.14 billion rubles, and in 2016 - 2.25 billion rubles.
The law of the Krasnodar Territory on the budget of the Krasnodar Territory for 2018-2020.
The Minister of Finance of the Krasnodar Territory Sergey Maksimenko spoke about the most important budget items for the current 2018 and the next 2 years. According to this information, budget revenues in 2018 will amount to 216.3 billion rubles, in 2019 - 215.3 billion rubles. and in 2020 - 220.4 billion rubles. This indicates a decrease in budget revenues over the past 2 years.
As for expenses, in 2018 they will amount to 215.6 billion rubles, and in 2019 - 215.2 billion rubles. Consequently, the budget is quite balanced.
The main objectives of the budget policy of the region
The main goal that is set during the formation of the budget of the Krasnodar Territory is to improve the quality of life of citizens. First of all, it is ensuring access to quality services and social assistance to those who need it. It is also the creation of comfortable and favorable living conditions for people. This was announced by Minister of Finance S. Maksimenko. Also, the regional authorities want to reduce public debt and the costs associated with interest payments on debt obligations.
It is planned to spend 71% of budget expenditures on social and cultural purposes. Among the priorities is an increase in the salaries of state employees by 5%, which did not fall under the influence of the May decrees of the president. The growth of scholarships and social benefits will be 4 percent.
Funds from the federal and regional budgets will also go to the construction of schools (13570 places) and kindergartens (2310 places). Under this project, it will be conducted during 2018-2020.
In the future, 27 regional state programs will be implemented, including a program aimed at developing a modern urban environment.
Due to intergovernmental transfers, the municipalities of the Krasnodar Territory will receive 71.7 billion rubles.
