EXPENSES AND LOSSES OF THE STATE AND RUSSIAN CITIZENS TO FIGHT COVID-19 AND THE NEED TO RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE

DOI: 10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2020.07.01.010
UDC 331.101.21, 338.001.36

Authors

E. V. SOKOLOV,
Doctor of Technical Sciences, Head of the Department of “Finance”, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia University named after N. E. Bauman, Moscow, Russia
E. V. KOSTYRIN,
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of Sub-faculty of Finance of Engineering Business and Management Faculty (EBM5), Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

The article defines the costs and losses of the state and working citizens of Russia to combat the new COVID- 19 coronavirus infection in the treatment of COVID-19 patients at home, inpatient treatment without the use of artificial ventilation, and inpatient treatment if artificial ventilation is necessary. A marketing research of prices for the COVID-19 test in Moscow was carried out. Gross domestic product (GDP) losses by differ industry branches from the forced downtime caused by the fight against the spread of the new COVID-19 coronavirus infection are calculated, which amounted to 5117,2 billion rubles. The daily losses of GDP in the amount of 83,9 billion rubles, the Federal budget in the amount of 15,5 billion rubles and wages of employees, equal to 39,2 billion rubles. The necessity of returning to normal life of citizens and enterprises of Russia is proved.

Keywords

working citizens, GDP losses, Federal budget losses, wages, COVID-19, coronavirus, home treatment, round-the-clock hospital, Outpatient CT-center.