RBC writes about this with reference to data from the Federal Treasury.

The publication clarifies that in January-February, Russia issued such loans in the amount of 28.5 billion rubles.

At the same time, in March last year, such loans were allocated for 26.2 billion rubles.

The article says that the recipients of the loans were not named.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian government will allocate 7 billion rubles for preferential loans to fuel and energy companies.