Another deputy minister will leave the Ministry of Finance – Andrei Kruglov will leave his post, two sources close to the Cabinet of Ministers told Izvestia. According to them, his resignation is required in order to accept a new deputy head of the department, who could be responsible for preparing the budget.
Previously, this issue was supervised by the first deputy head of the ministry, Tatyana Nesterenko, Izvestia reported on her departure in January. In addition to her, another deputy minister, Anton Drozdov, who headed the FIU before the Ministry of Finance, is also leaving the department. This resignation has already taken place officially – on February 3, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the corresponding document.
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov now has 10 deputies (not counting Tatyana Nesterenko, who is still formally listed in the department) – this is the maximum number of deputies in the ministry that is allowed after the reform of public administration. It will not be possible to hire a new leader without dismissing one of the existing ones.
One of Izvestia’s interlocutors clarified that, most likely, a person not from the ministry will come to this position. Another source said that several candidates are being considered, in particular, one of the high-ranking government officials.
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Resignation for newcomer: Andrey Kruglov will leave the post of Deputy Minister of Finance