state budget of Russia

Russia's budget deficit to reach 2-2.5% of GDP in 2023

Russia's budget deficit to reach 2-2.5% of GDP in 2023

Russia's federal budget deficit could exceed the planned 2% of GDP this year, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. "Right now the size of the deficit is approximately at the level that we factored into …

Russia’s oil and gas budget revenues down bay almost 50%

Russia’s oil and gas budget revenues down bay almost 50%

Oil and gas revenues of the Russian budget, according to preliminary data, amounted to 426 bln rubles ($5.96 bln) in January 2023 and decreased by 46% compared to January 2022, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. "Oil and gas …

Russia's budget deficit reaches 3.3 trln rubles in 2022

Russia's budget deficit reaches 3.3 trln rubles in 2022

Russia had a federal budget deficit of tentatively 3.3 trillion rubles or 2.3% of GDP in 2022, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at a cabinet meeting. "We overshot our revenue target last year, the total was just under …

Russian budget deficit to total around 2% of GDP in 2022, 2023

Russian budget deficit to total around 2% of GDP in 2022, 2023

Russia’s federal budget deficit will total around 2% of GDP in 2022, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters on Thursday. "Due to major transactions on the financial market underway now, as well as substantial …

Russia to cover budget deficit with rainy-day fund in 2022

Russia to cover budget deficit with rainy-day fund in 2022

Russia's National Wealth Fund (NWF), a rainy-day cushion containing oil revenues, will be the main source of financing for a budget deficit seen at 1.6 trillion rubles ($21.6 billion) or more in 2022, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov …

 Russia’s budget surplus reaches 2 tln rubles

Russia’s budget surplus reaches 2 tln rubles

Russia’s budget surplus in January-October 2021 amounted to 2.14 trillion rubles, according to the statement posted on the website of the Russian Finance Ministry.  In October, Russia’s budget surplus reached …

Income tax increased for high-earning Russian citizens

Income tax increased for high-earning Russian citizens

 Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed a law to raise personal income tax from 13% to 15% for people with annual incomes exceeding 5 mln rubles ($72,825) per year. The document was published on Monday on the official web portal …

Putin: we not going to fight against anyone

Putin: we not going to fight against anyone

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is not going to fight against anyone and it is laying the groundwork so that other countries will not have the slightest urge to unleash an armed conflict with Moscow. …

Mishustin requests drafting amendments to Russian budget

Mishustin requests drafting amendments to Russian budget

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has tasked the Finance Ministry and Labor Ministry with drafting amendments to the law on federal budget and the law on budget of the Pension Fund aimed at implementation of Russian …

Russia's State Duma approves 2020 budget

Russia's State Duma approves 2020 budget

The Russian State Duma has approved draft federal budget for 2020 and the planned period of 2021-2021 in the final reading. According to the draft document, the budget revenues in 2020 will amount to 20.379 trillion rubles, in 2021 - …

Russia’s budget surplus reaches 3.071 tln rubles

Russia’s budget surplus reaches 3.071 tln rubles

Russia’s budget surplus increased to 3.071 trillion rubles in January–October, as compared with 2.987 trillion rubles in January–September,according to the Russian Finance Ministry materials. Budget revenue amounted to …

Finance Ministry: Russia’s budget policy stable

Finance Ministry: Russia’s budget policy stable

Russia’s budget policy is stable and poses no inflation risks, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev said at the S&P Global Ratings 2019. He noted that it will remain stable even if around 1 …