MOSCOW, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Russia will run a deficit of 3-4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 if global economic growth resumes in the second half of the year, the Kremlin's aide on economy Arkady Dvorkovich told Vesti 24 news channel on Thursday.
Dvorkovich said that in case the global economy will be contracting throughout the year, budget deficit will not exceed 5 percent of GDP. (Writing by Gleb Bryanski, editing by Dmitry Solovyov)