"Russia’s Budget Is Getting Twice as Much Oil Money as a Year Ago"
Russia’s oil revenue more than doubled in April from a year earlier, despite international sanctions intended to limit the flow of money to fuel President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Proceeds for the Russian budget from oil-related taxes jumped to 1.053 trillion rubles ($11.5 billion) last month compared to nearly 497 billion rubles in April 2023, according to Bloomberg calculations based on Finance Ministry data. Total oil and gas revenues in April increased nearly 90% year-on-year, to 1.23 trillion rubles, according to the data.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-06/russia-s-budget-is-getting-twice-as-much-oil-money-as-a-year-ago
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