The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation reported that Russia’s budget deficit in the January-May period was 3.41 trillion rubles. This has been reported Web site sections.
It was noted that the volume of federal budget revenues in the January-May 2023 period was 9.818 billion rubles, which is 19% lower than in the same period of 2022.
It was previously reported that in May of this year, revenues from the oil and gas industry will be transferred to the budget. decreased increased by 11.9% compared to April and amounted to 570.7 billion rubles.
In May, the Ministry of Finance predicted an oil and gas deficit of 8.1 billion rubles. However, the report stated that oil and gas revenues were 30.6 billion rubles lower than expected. The volume of receipts in April decreased by 32.4 billion rubles.
According to the expectations of the Ministry, this figure may reach 44 billion rubles in June. The Ministry will close the deficit by selling foreign currency within the framework of the budget rule. In total, the Ministry of Finance will sell 74.6 billion rubles of money.
Source: Gazeta
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