Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Khorishko E. Author-Email: horishko@yandex.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Title: Development of the Stavropol Region Budget Process Abstract: The article author examines the results of the budgetary reforms conducted in the Stavropol Region. The budget expenditure management was replaced by the relevant result-oriented management in the course of the Russian budgetary reforms. This is a major achievement made by the Russian regulatory bodies in the period of recession when the amount of collected taxes becomes smaller and the expenditure in the social sphere rises. A new budget system is operational in the regions today. Its efficiency level is higher when it comes to the budget funds use scheme formation and it offers better services. Classification-JEL: Keywords: budget, budget reforms, finance, regional policy, Stavropol Region, social and community sector, policies implemented to cope with the crisis Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 143-150 Issue: 2 Year: 2010 Month: April File-URL: http://www.finjournal-nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2010/2/statii/100214.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:100214:p:143-150