The digital ruble in Russia will be used for social benefits and capital construction

15:19; 23 July 2025 year

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, together with the Bank of Russia, plans to approve a list of ways to use the digital ruble in federal budget execution by August 2025. This list will include social benefits and capital construction costs.

According to the new legislation, from October 1, 2025, the digital ruble will be used to a limited extent only for those budget expenditures that will be approved by the government together with the Central Bank. At the same time, in 2025, the execution of the federal budget using the digital ruble will be carried out according to a limited list of expenses.

Starting from January 1, 2026, the digital ruble will be applied without restrictions within the framework of the federal budget. And starting in 2027, the digital ruble mechanism will be extended to state extra-budgetary funds and regional budgets.

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