Financial Stability of the Russian Federation: Concept, Meaning and Legal Framework

The article examines financial stability as a legal category and its importance for the functioning of the Russian Federation’s budgetary system. The author identifies the key features and criteria of state financial stability, including a balanced budget system, the adequacy of financial resources, and the ability to fulfill public obligations. A significant part of the research is aimed at analyzing inter-budgetary relations as a mechanism for ensuring financial stability. The legal basis for inter-budget regulation, forms of inter-budget transfers, including grants, subsidies and subventions, and their role in the system of equalizing the budgetary provision of territories are considered. Conclusion dwells upon the fact that financial stability is a complex phenomenon that requires an interdisciplinary approach and further theoretical understanding in the context of the development of federal relations and the implementation of the state’s social function.