MOSCOW, April 2 Budget obligations will be fulfilled, despite the decline in oil and gas revenues, on the eve of the Russian budget received about 2.5 trillion rubles, the minister said Finance of Russia Anton Siluanov.
“Yesterday, the treasury received 2.5 trillion rubles. Yes, we see that there is a slight decrease in oil and gas revenues, because the price parameters for energy resources are somewhat different from what is included in the budget. But I am sure that we will fulfill all obligations , and there is no doubt about it,» he said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin, the video was published on the journalist's Telegram channel.
According to the preliminary estimate of the Ministry of Finance, the federal budget of the Russian Federation in January-February was executed with a deficit of 2.581 trillion rubles, and the volume of federal budget expenditures in January-February 2023 amounted to 5.744 trillion rubles, exceeding the figures for the same period last year by 52%
The volume of income received in January-February amounted to 3.163 trillion rubles, which is 25% lower than the volume of income received in January-February 2022. At the same time, oil and gas revenues amounted to 947 billion rubles, which is 46% lower than last year. As noted by the ministry, this is primarily due to a decrease in price quotations for Urals oil and a decrease in natural gas exports. at the level of 26.13 trillion rubles (17.4% of GDP), expenses — 29.056 trillion rubles (19.4% of GDP).