The financing of mass sport in Russia, according to the text of the budget for 2017 will be reduced from 4 billion to 2.6 billion rubles. This was announced by the Minister of sports of Russia Vitaly Mutko.
“I understand in this budget may be reducing investment costs. We end a stage. In 2015, ended a Federal program over the social project of rapid construction of sports complexes. They were all in the program of mass physical culture and sports. Of course, if we RUB 4 billion invested, now would be 2.6 billion rubles., because the program ended,” said Mutko told reporters.
By words of Vitaly Mutko forced reduction of public spending on the creation of conditions for mass and youth sports will require sports Ministry readjust its goals and strategic directions.
“The reduction in funding for the creation of conditions may require the adjustment of our goals, strategic directions,” — said Mutko.
As stated by the head of the Ministry of sports, money will be less, but the calendar of sports competitions, promotion of the TRP will be maintained at the same level. More than three hundred sports competitions held throughout the year such as “Cross of Nations”, “ski Track of Russia” and many others will also be saved.
“There is a difficult budget, but the priorities”, — said Mutko.
“In the Soviet system the health of the nation was of great importance, physical culture and mass sport. The Communist party – for the revival of the wide access of the population to sports. That is what provided the great achievements of the USSR in sports arenas. These results were based on the development of mass youth sport,” said Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov at the Social forum of the Communist party.
July 5 the “Red Line” reported that at a meeting with Prime Minister Medvedev approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal to freeze Federal spending for three years — until 2020. The maximum (more than twice in three years) reduced funding for the state program on development of physical culture and sports.
