To save money, street lighting is being turned off in Bratsk.

Bratsk is switching to a total savings regime - there is no money even for street lighting. Last week, a deputy Andrey Antonenko has come Residents of several city districts complained that their streets were pitch black at night, with no streetlights working. Following a parliamentary inquiry, It revealedthat street lighting will not work in order to save money. 

The letter, in response to a deputy's question, states that the switchable lighting is supposedly "decorative" and not required by the city. In practice, however, the streetlights along roads, at intersections, pedestrian crossings, and main sidewalks are inoperative. 

Budget Irkutsk area This year, the budget was passed with a 25 billion ruble deficit, and Bratsk itself is heavily subsidized. Officials are forced to cut even social spending. In the region's second-largest city, Bratsk, there's no money for salary road workers, chipping homeless animals and guard schools.