1.   As the number of children qualifying for the subsidies increases, the federal allocation automatically rises.

2.   The association has approached lawmakers for the money as part of an expected federal allocation to fight bio-terrorism.

3.   Local authorities also often use federal allocations for their own needs, further exacerbating the problem.

4.   In February the federal audit chamber, responsible for monitoring government spending, completed a probe into federal allocations for reconstruction in the breakaway North Caucasus republic.