Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ilya Sokolov Author-Name-First: Ilya Author-Name-Last: Sokolov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: 2026 Federal Budget: The realism of its parameters Abstract: The risks of a chronic federal budget imbalance are increasing, which given the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and price volatility, calls for the implementation of stricter fiscal and debt policies Classification-JEL: H61, H62, H63 Keywords: Russian economy, federal budget, fiscal policy, imbalance, revenues, expenditures, public debt, borrowing Year: 2026 Issue: 5 Month: March Pages: 4 File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/mreoen/mreoen-2026-5-1496.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2026 Handle: RePEc:gai:mreoen:mreoen-2026-5-1496