Treasury support

What is treasury support in simple words

Treasury support is strict state control over the spending of budget money. Instead of a regular bank, the state contract executor opens a personal account with the Federal Treasury. Before transferring funds, the Treasury checks exactly what they will be spent on, and only then authorizes the payment. This prevents misuse of budget funds.

Imagine that you give a friend money for repairs, but instead of just handing it over, you pay for all the building materials directly to the sellers yourself. You see every payment and can be sure that the money went exactly for repairs, not for something else. Treasury support works on the same principle: the state controls every budget payment.

This mechanism is part of the state system for managing public finances and is used in the implementation of large state contracts, national projects and programs, as well as when providing subsidies and grants. Treasury support ensures the transparency of budget funds movement and prevents their misuse.

The introduction of treasury support became an important step in reforming the budget process in Russia. It allowed significantly reducing the volume of misuse of budget funds, increasing the efficiency of budget expenditures and ensuring stricter control over the execution of state contracts.

Forms of treasury support

• Full support: All settlements of the funds recipient are carried out through a personal account with the Federal Treasury. This means that the recipient cannot independently transfer funds to other accounts — every payment must be agreed with the Treasury.
• Partial support: Applies only to targeted funds allocated for a specific project or program. Other funds (for example, the organization's own funds) can be spent through regular bank accounts.
• Treasury provision of obligations: Funds are reserved on the account and written off only when certain obligations occur (for example, after signing the act of completed works). This guarantees that funds will be used only for their intended purpose.

The SKIF-BP system provides full functionality for automating treasury support, including integration with the GIS "Electronic Budget". This allows organizations to automate all stages of treasury support: from opening personal accounts to generating reporting.

Treasury support is applied in the following cases:

• Contracts under 44-FZ worth from 100 million rubles (regardless of the advance);
• Contracts from 3 million rubles with an advance of more than 50%;
• State defense order — when the transaction amount is more than 300 thousand rubles;
• Subsidies and national projects — regardless of the amount.

Understanding these rules is critically important for organizations participating in public procurement. Incorrect execution of documents or violation of the treasury support procedure can lead to payment delays or even contract termination.

Advantages of treasury support

• Prevention of misuse of budget funds: Every payment is checked for compliance with the contract terms.
• Reduction of accounts receivable: Control over settlement terms and fulfillment of obligations.
• Increased efficiency of budget expenditures: Funds are used strictly for their intended purpose, which increases the efficiency of government investments.
• Transparency of funds movement: The state sees the entire financial flow for each contract in real time.

Treasury support also contributes to the fight against corruption, since it excludes the possibility of misuse of funds and the creation of "gray" financing schemes. All operations go through a single system that automatically checks their compliance with the contract terms.

However, treasury support also has disadvantages. The main cons: the complexity of the procedure and additional time costs (payment verification takes 1-5 working days), additional document flow and the need for strict compliance with regulations. However, these difficulties are compensated by transparency and the guarantee of targeted use of funds.

The design service allows configuring treasury support processes in SKIF-BP taking into account the specifics of the organization. The training service prepares employees to work in new conditions. Read more about solutions in the technologies section.