Russian regions divert funds to debt service, delaying public-sector wage hikes

Russian regional governments are allocating increasing budget shares to service state debt, crowding out planned salary increases for public-sector employees. The fiscal strain is attributed partly to war-related expenditures. This signals deteriorating subnational finances and potential social discontent, though the exact scale of the shortfall remains unclear.

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