The government has written off part of the debt on budgetary loans for an additional 21 regions.

Published on: 2026-05-04

Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Правительство Российской Федерации –

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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order to write off the debts of two-thirds of budget loans for 21 more regions for a total amount exceeding 114 billion rubles. This will ease the debt burden on the budgetary system of the subjects, support the further improvement of the functioning conditions of the regional economy, and improve the quality of life of citizens.

The decision regarding debt write-off concerns Karelia, Komi, Mordovia, Udmurtia, Chuvashia, Krasnodar, Perm and Khabarovsk Krais, Voronezh, Kaliningrad, Kemerovo, Magadan, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Penza, Pskov, Samara, Tomsk, Yaroslavl and the Jewish Autonomous Regions, as well as the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

The write-off volume corresponds to the size of investments of these territories in housing and communal services modernization projects (including the replacement of elevator equipment in apartment buildings), relocation of citizens from emergency housing, updating public transport, recapitalization of industrial development funds, as well as in the implementation of national projects, new investment projects and projects for the development of cities and municipal formations of regions included in the Far Eastern Federal District and the Arctic zone of Russia.

Speaking about the decision made onmeeting with the deputy prime ministers on May 4, Mikhail Mishustin noted that the write-off will allow freeing up significant resources in the regional budget and support the further improvement of the economy and the lives of citizens.

Work on easing the debt burden of the regions is being carried out under the instructions of the President, which the head of state gave based on the results of hisMessages to the Federal Assembly in 2024.

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