Ministry: Russia’s budget surplus at 2% of GDP in Jan–Feb

MOSCOW, Mar 14 (PRIME) -- Russia’s federal budget surplus amounted to 309.6 billion rubles, or 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), in January–February, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday providing preliminary estimates.

Budget revenue amounted to 2.843 trillion rubles and spending stood at 2.533 trillion rubles.

(65.5890 rubles – U.S. $1)

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