“In general, the anti-crisis package is about 4 trillion rubles of direct additional budget expenditures,” RIA Novosti quoted Kolychev as saying.
According to him, the main focus of budgetary measures was made in several areas: strengthening the health care system, supporting citizens and businesses, balancing regional budgets.
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that the implementation of the plan for economic recovery should begin in July.
In early May, the head of the Ministry of Finance, Anton Siluanov, estimated the total amount of support for the economy in 2020 during a pandemic in more than 6.5% of GDP.