Carpets again? The Tomsk Region administration continues to invest budget funds in carpets. 

In June 2025, the competition that the regional administration held caused general outrage among Tomsk residents announced for the purchase of carpet runners with a total length in kilometerThe contract amount then was almost 10 million rubles. 

Less than a year later, officials are ordering carpets again. This time, the White House needs 2960 carpets measuring 105 by 30 centimeters. It must be made of nylon and the right shade of brown, should From government procurement documents. A supplier for approximately 3000 meters of carpet has already been found.

In total, the Tomsk region administration spent only one and a half years on carpets spent 20 million rubles.

"They'll lay them down on the ice so Tomsk residents can walk easier," "These are the preparations for the elections, so there's something to celebrate the new government on," "And I'm still waiting for the moment when we'll be walking on red carpets; they keep laying them down." react Tomsk residents are on the new government procurement.

And they remember Natalia Zubarevich, which the day before came forward in Tomsk at a session on strategic planning. From the stage, she urged local officials to live within their means and not forget that expenses Tomsk area higher income. The region's public debt at the beginning of 2026 was about 60 billion rubles (almost half of the entire budget of the Tomsk region), of which 5 billion — these are commercial loans at 23% per annum.