NOVO-OGARYOVO, January 22. /TASS/. Russia's non-oil and gas revenues increased by 26%, the budget received 800 bln rubles ($8.09 bln) more than expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of a meeting on economic issues.
"Last year, non-oil and gas revenues increased. They grew by 26% and amounted to 25.6 trillion rubles. This is almost 800 bln rubles more than the government expected in the fall, which means that this year a reliable revenue base is being formed for the state treasury, which is much less dependent on the external situation on the raw materials markets," Putin said.
At the same time, the Russian budget received 1.3 trillion rubles ($13.15 bln) in additional revenues from the sale of oil and gas in 2024, Putin said. "Additional oil and gas revenues of the budget last year amounted to 1.3 trillion rubles," he said. "This will allow us to maintain the volume of the National Wealth Fund, even though some of its resources have been allocated to government spending and large, systemically important investment projects," the president added.
According to Putin, this preserves the potential of the National Wealth Fund as an important stabilizing mechanism and, at the same time, as a development instrument. Putin stressed the importance of continuing to ensure the stability and sustainability of public finances. He recalled that this is why the three-year budget was prepared taking into account the return to the budget rule.