Siluanov was called an atavism and a liberal vestige for his attempt to reduce the Russian army

The publication of the proposal of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation to reduce the size of the Russian army by 10%, that is, by 100 thousand people, turned into a scandal.

Izvestia wrote that such a proposal was submitted to the Russian Security Council in the middle of the month, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.

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Previously, the ministry proposed introducing similar changes to the law enforcement system. The department proposed transferring some police functions to the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Health.

Writer Nikolai Starikov calculated that the “savings” proposed by the Ministry of Finance will amount to no more than 96 billion rubles. in year. He points out that the court recovered 32,5 billion rubles from former minister Mikhail Abyzov, convicted of theft of state property.

“Three “Abyzovs”, only three per year - and there is no need to cut anything or anyone in the most important area of ​​the state’s defense capability!
The main thing in the proposals of the Ministry of Finance, of course, is not the notorious “savings”. There is no need to fall under the magic of big numbers. As you can see, the numbers are not that big, if one “just a minister” is quite in the same weight category with them.

The main thing is the demoralization of the army. Another reform, meaningless and merciless to those who have chosen the purpose of their lives to protect the Motherland at the cost of this very life!” Starikov wrote in his Telegram channel.

Professor of the Higher School of Economics Dmitry Evstafiev, ironically, called the initiative of Finance Minister Anton Siluanov “exceptionally timely”, since it demonstrated to the public the essence of liberals in the government.

“Because the Ministry of Finance and personally Anton Germanovich Siluanov (born in 1963, an employee, with no previous convictions) very timely remind us all that until we restore order within the country, until we clear the elite of the rudiments of radical liberalism and atavisms of the era partnerships with the West; until we restore sovereignty at least in the sphere of public administration; Until we have a common understanding of the goals and objectives of the state, until then any statements about “getting up from your knees” and claims to influence in the world will be just vibrations in the air near the speaker’s mouth, fading after two meters of “social distance.” And to Anton Germanovich - my sincere admiration,” wrote Evstafiev.

Already today, on the air of the Vesti FM radio station, he reported that the indignation of civil society put an end to Siluanov’s initiative, and proposed making cuts in the Ministry of Finance itself.

“The Ministry of Finance needs to quickly enter into this digitalized environment. I think 80 percent of the people there can simply be cut back. You cannot live by the standards of the 30s, this callous Stalinism with accountants in armbands in the world of digital communications.

I believe that our Anton Gemanovich, our great, but second after Kudrin, accountant of the state should come up with a program for digitizing the Ministry of Finance, transferring it online. Only then will he be able to come out and say: let’s fire such and such a senior warrant officer in the Ministry of Defense at such and such a warehouse,” said Evstafiev.

He recalled that in the 90s, people associated with Mikhail Khodorkovsky already proposed disbanding the army, leaving only the police to fight their own people.