Interfax reported that Russia had a consolidated budget surplus of RUB 1.14 trillion for the first six months of this year.

Budget revenues for the period were RUB 11.101 trillion and expenditures RUB 9.961 trillion. There was a federal budget surplus of RUB 270.7 billion and a consolidated regional surplus of RUB 403.002 billion.

Federal revenue was RUB 6.2 trillion and consolidated regional revenue was RUB 3.899 trillion. Federal spending was RUB 5.9296 trillion and regional spending RUB 3.496 trillion.

State extra-budgetary funds had a surplus of RIUB 422.1 billion overall and regional funds had a surplus of RUB 46.2 billion.

Source - Interfax

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