SOCIAL SPENDING OF THE RUSSION FEDERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FORMATION OF A WELFARE STATE
The present study of the state fiscal policy in the area of social spending allows to identify the priorities of the social policy and its correspondence to the problem of formation of a welfare state in the Russian Federation. The article discusses the size of social spending and its place in the overall structure of government spending in Russia. A comparative international analysis is performed. The present study shows that the process of formation of a welfare state has some positive dynamics on the example of the main trends in the structure of social spending of the state.