KEY BUDGET INDICATORS OF THE REGIONS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BASED ON OPEN BUDGET DATA

The article is devoted to the study of a set of parameters characterizing the position of regional budgets in the Russian Federation and available to interested users based on the principle of openness of budget data. The purpose of the article is to systematize of key indicators demonstrating the position of regional budgets, to substantiate of their role in characterizing the place of a particular region in relation to other territories of the same level, clarify the need for the aggregate use of various indicators for a correct understanding of the condition and level of development budgets of various regions of the Russian Federation. The results of the study clearly confirmed the presence of a significant level of differentiation of the regions of the Russian Federation by set of budget indicators.