Anna Cherepanova opposed the Mayor’s decision to cut funding for cultural, educational, physical education and sports institutions
Based on Vashi Novosti, 28.04.2020
On April 27, Sergei Busurin, Mayor of Veliky Novgorod, signed Decree No. 1413 on reducing budget expenditures in Veliky Novgorod. This was announced by Anna Cherepanova, head of the regional branch of the Yabloko party in Novgorod and deputy of the Duma of Veliky Novgorod.
According to Cherepanova, “the sequestration will affect cultural, educational, physical education and sports institutions. They are ordered to reduce costs by at least 20%”.
“Municipal institutions, especially in the field of culture, are already underfunded from the budget and are forced to maintain their buildings from extrabudgetary sources. Their activity is now stopped, they have no other sources of financing except the budget. A 20% reduction in budget financing will jeopardise their further existence,” the deputy said.
“As the head of the Yabloko faction, I have already sent an appeal to the Mayor about the inadmissibility of reduction of funding of municipal institutions from the [regional] budget, there has been no answer yet,” she summed up.
Based on Vashi Novosti
Posted: April 28th, 2020 under Economy, Healthcare, Russian Economy, Social Policies.