A source in the Russian government reported about the current instruction of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Finance Ministry to calculate the damage to the Russian budget caused by following the 2015 freezing of the financing of Crimea and Sevastopol, due to a fact that "the professionalism and quality of work of the regional authorities is a serious concern for the management of the government."
"Therefore, at the beginning of November the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development was commissioned to determine the extent of the damage caused to the federal budget in connection with the freezing provided for 2015 budget allocations for the implementation of the program and make suggestions for the punishment of the regional officials, RIA Novosti quotes this source.