Primorye Lawmakers Allocate Extra $900K to Digital Services Operator, PrimaMedia reports, April 22
Primorsky Territory injects 82M rubles into digital infrastructure for 2026
Deputies of the Primorsky Territory Legislative Assembly adjusted the regional budget for 2026 during their April session, increasing funding for the Digital Society state program by nearly 82 million rubles ($900,000). The bulk of this sum—73.15 million rubles—will go to Digital Primorye, the concessionaire operating paid parking systems, weight-and-dimension checkpoints, road cameras, and other high-tech services.
According to budget documents, total spending on the Digital Society program has risen by 81.9 million rubles, with 73.1 million earmarked as an additional payment to Digital Primorye under its concession agreement. The funds compensate the company for maintaining three critical road services—automated weight-and-dimension control for trucks, traffic violation cameras, and paid parking management—ensuring their uninterrupted operation and effectiveness.
Another 8.7 million rubles from the increased budget will be allocated to IT upgrades for regional social service institutions, including computers, servers, and other digital infrastructure.
While the April budget adjustments left its core parameters largely unchanged—revenues grew by just 510,000 rubles to 256.1 billion, while expenditures stand at 290.3 billion—significant reallocations were made within the spending structure. Funding for road maintenance, healthcare, and education was substantially reduced, primarily due to the postponement of several projects to 2027–2028.
Beyond digital services, increased allocations were directed toward housing and utilities, environmental programs, and Primorye's reserve fund, which received an additional 2.27 billion rubles to support participants in the special military operation and their families.
A 12-Year Public-Private Partnership
The concession agreement with Digital Primorye LLC was signed on April 12, 2022, under a public-private partnership model, set to run until 2034. The parties involved include the Primorsky Territory government, the administrations of Vladivostok, Artyom, Nakhodka, and Ussuriysk, and the private investor—Digital Primorye itself.
The deal covers 30 digital services, most of which are provided to the region free of charge. As previously explained by Konstantin Stotsenko, deputy head of Vladivostok's administration, paid parking is the company's only direct revenue source. In effect, law-abiding drivers paying for parking in central Vladivostok are indirectly funding the region's broader digital innovations—from smart traffic lights to tourist kiosks and ethnic culture programs in schools.
