Putin was informed about the collapse of raw material revenues and Russia's record budget deficit

The head of the Russian Federal Tax Service, Daniil Yegorov, informed Putin about a 2 trillion ruble drop in oil and gas revenues, which accelerated the overall deterioration of the Russian budget's financial condition. This was reported by Russian media, citing Yegorov's report, writes UNN.

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Yegorov admitted that over 10 months of 2025, revenues from raw material exports sharply declined, but tried to reassure the dictator by stating an alleged 3 trillion ruble increase in non-raw material revenues and "stability of the budget system."

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Official data from the Russian Ministry of Finance paint a different picture: the deficit has already reached 4.2 trillion rubles – 4.3 trillion more than last year. The projected figure by the end of the year is 5.7 trillion rubles.

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Almost all key tax items have failed:

• VAT – minus 1.3 trillion rubles,
• import duties and excises – minus 328 billion,
• income tax – minus 160 billion,
• personal income tax – minus 36 billion,
• utilization fee – minus 888 billion rubles.

Analysts note: the cumulative figures indicate a systemic decline in the Russian economy and a deepening budget crisis.

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