"Budget savings": The number of municipal deputies in the Leningrad Region will be reduced by four times.

В Leningrad region As a result of the municipal reform, the number of municipal deputies will be reduced from 1928 to 481 people, calculated 47news edition.

As part of the municipal реформи The districts of the Leningrad region will be transformed into municipal (or urban) districts—with a single administration and one council of deputies, without division into urban and rural settlements.

How many municipal deputies will remain in the districts?

In this case, for example, in Lomonosovsky In the municipal district, out of 160 deputies, 30 will remain, Vyborgsky out of 160 - 40, in Luzhsky out of 140 - 40.

What the authorities say and what activists see

Authorities explain the need for transformation "saving budget funds" by that "It will be easier and simpler for the district to prepare documents for participation in federal and regional programs." и "to attract more funds for the development of the territory"However, activists and municipal deputies from various Russian regions are convinced that the purpose of municipal reform is different: administrations become accountable to higher authorities, and residents' influence on government decisions is reduced to zero.

"NeMoskva" wrote about how residents Altai, Khabarovsky, Krasnoyarsk edges, Yakutia and other Russian regions protested against municipal reform. What do municipal deputies themselves think about it? Read our article. "The Queue for Democracy".