The Russian Ministry of Finance said that in January, the decrease in incomes in the country was 35 percent, while expenditures increased by 59 percent. This is mentioned Web site ministries.
It is noted that the revenue to the Russian budget is 35 percent lower than in the same period of 2022. At the same time, the volume of expenses increased by 59% compared to January 2022.
Oil and gas revenues also fell 46%, driven by lower oil prices and reduced gas exports. Non-oil and gas revenues also fell 28%.
It was previously reported that there is currently no single position among Western states regarding the confiscation of Russian assets, but this may happen in the future. to be. This was expressed by Dmitry Chicu, Deputy Director of the Control Department of the Ministry of Finance on External Restrictions.
The newspaper Politico previously wrote that Malta provided information to other EU countries that helped freeze more than $100 million in Russian assets.