Rustam Minnikhanov requires tightly controlling food expenses and organization of catering services at educational, medical and social organizations

On April 20, at a regional meeting of financial, treasury, and tax agencies of the republic on results of consolidated budget execution in the first quarter of 2015 and tasks for 2015, Interim President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov recuired tightly controlling food expenses and organization of catering services at educational, medical and social organizations.

Minnikhanov noted that despite decrease in the amount of rendered services, food expenses increased by 1.5 times in comparison with the same period last year. Ministries and local authorities should tightly control the situation and not allow unreasonable application of budgetary funds, he stated.

According to the Minister of Finances of the republic Radik Gaizatullin, despite quite quality budget execution in the first quarter of 2015, reasonable application of budgetary funds is still an urgent issue. He noted that the monitoring of expenses of the consolidated budget for food and medication was carried out. It showed that state institutions spend budgetary funds more reasonably.

The amount of expenses for 2015 is expected to make 6.5 billion roubles.