Top 10 best-funded ministries in Belarus (infographics)
Ministry of Culture is five times richer than the Ministry of Industry, while sport will get more money than KGB, under the 2013 surprise budget.
Euroradio has compared budget expenses for Ministries and state institutions in the first half of 2013. The Ministry of Agriculture is the leader with 8.5 trillion roubles. Academician Pyutr Navumenka thinks that it is fine.
Agriculture is the top priority in Belarus and we should count on it if we want to develop, the expert thinks.
The Ministry of Defence is in the second position with 6.8 trillions. However, military expert Alyaksandr Alesin says that it is not that much.
“In fact, it is not much. It totals about 1.5% of the GDP while, say, NATO recommends spending 2% on defence."
The Ministry of Health is in the third position with almost 5 trillion roubles. It is followed by the Ministries of Education and Internal Affairs with 4 trillions. The Ministry of Transport will get 2.6 trillions and the Ministry of Energy - 2.4 trillion roubles. The Ministry of Forestry is the last with one trillion.
Top-10 richest ministries. Infographics by Vital Ruhain.
The fact that the Ministry of Culture will get 980 billions while the Ministry of Industry will only receive 193 surprised us most. The reason for it is self-repayment.
The state is going to finance sport more than KGB next year. The Ministry of Sport will get 863 billion roubles while KGB will only get 753.
The Ministry of Housing and Communal Services will only get 18 billion roubles. No wonder the tariffs are increasing all the time. Furthermore, it is supposed to be financed by local budgets. So, we will not be freezing in winter.
