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Russia’s oil and gas budget revenues fall by 38.3% in January–April — Finance Ministry

TASS · · 228 words

The article reports on Russia's federal budget performance from January to April 2026, noting a decrease in oil and gas revenues alongside an increase in non-oil-and-gas revenues. It also details the total budget revenues and expenditures for the period, citing the Russian Finance Ministry.

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Russia’s federal budget received 2.3 trillion rubles ($30.77 bln) in oil and gas revenues in January – April 2026”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Russia's federal budget received 2.3 trillion rubles in oil and gas revenues for January-April 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. It was the 10th parliamentary election and the highest-turnout election since Hungary's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026
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“down 38.3% compared with the same period last year [oil and gas revenues]”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that oil and gas revenues were down 38.3% compared with the same period last year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two shutdowns of the U.S. federal government occurred in 2026, both stemming from congressional disputes over federal immigration enforcement reforms following the killing of Alex Pretti by Customs an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_federal_gov…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_launches_i…
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“non-oil-and-gas revenues rose by more than 10% during the period”
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The claim is supported by a web search result citing materials published on the website of the Russian Finance Ministry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_launches_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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“non-oil-and-gas revenues of the federal budget totaled 9.423 trillion rubles ($126.06 bln)”
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While general budget trends are mentioned, the specific figure of 9.423 trillion rubles for non-oil-and-gas revenues is not present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. It was the 10th parliamentary election and the highest-turnout election since Hungary's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hungarian_parliamentary_e…
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“increasing by 10.2% year-on-year [non-oil-and-gas revenues]”
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The evidence mentions non-oil-and-gas revenues rose by 'more than 10%', but the specific figure of 10.2% is not explicitly confirmed in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Two shutdowns of the U.S. federal government occurred in 2026, both stemming from congressional disputes over federal immigration enforcement reforms following the killing of Alex Pretti by Customs an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_federal_gov…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the first quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_launches_i…
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“Revenues from turnover taxes, including VAT, rose by 17.2% in January-April 2026”
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Two independent web search results confirm that revenues from turnover taxes, including VAT, rose by 17.2% in January-April 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Value-added tax (VAT) in Israel, is applied to most goods and services, including imported goods and services. From 1 January 2025 the standard rate was increased to 18% from 17% [68] it had been decr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_tax
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web search NEUTRAL — Revenues from turnover taxes, including VAT, increased by 17.2% during the first four months of the year. VAT collections alone rose by 20.2% to 5.3 trillion rubles.
https://english.pravda.ru/russia/166676-russia-budget-defici…
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web search NEUTRAL — Revenues from turnover taxes, including VAT, rose by 17.2% in January-April 2026. According to the Finance Ministry’s preliminary estimate, federal budget revenues for the first four months of 2026 am…
https://tass.com/economy/2128451
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“federal budget revenues for the first four months of 2026 amounted to 11.7 trillion rubles ($156.52 bln)”
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Multiple sources confirm total federal budget revenues for the first four months of 2026 were approximately 11.7 trillion rubles.
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web search NEUTRAL — The federal budget is the primary means of redistribution of national income and gross domestic product through it mobilized the financial resources necessary to regulate the country's economic develo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_budget_of_Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — By the end of January-April 2026, the federal budget had a deficit of 5.877 trillion rubles, which is 2.946 trillion rubles higher than the level of the same period last year. The high deficit values …
https://www.akm.ru/eng/news/the-volume-of-federal-budget-rev…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia's federal budget deficit for January-April 2026 reached 5.877 trillion rubles, or 2.5% of GDP. This is nearly double the level recorded during the same period in 2025, increasing by 2.946 trill…
https://english.pravda.ru/russia/166676-russia-budget-defici…
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“down 4.5% compared with revenues collected during the same period a year earlier [total federal budget revenues]”
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The claim that revenues were 4.5% lower than the corresponding period of 2025 is explicitly attributed to the Russian Ministry of Finance.
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web search NEUTRAL — The volume of federal budget revenues in January-April 2026 amounted to 11.721 trillion rubles. This is 4.5% lower than the revenue received in the corresponding period of 2025. This was announced by …
https://www.akm.ru/eng/news/the-volume-of-federal-budget-rev…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia's federal budget deficit surged past its full-year target in the first three months of 2026, underscored by a sharp decline in energy tax receipts and a double-digit spike in government ...
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/09/russias-federal-bu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian federal government ran a budget deficit of 1.718 trillion rubles in January 2026, 252 billion rubles higher than the same period last year, according to preliminary estimates. Federal budg…
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/government-budget-value/…
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“Federal budget expenditures in January-April 2026 totaled 17.6 trillion rubles ($235.45 bln)”
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No evidence was found regarding the specific total of federal budget expenditures for January-April 2026.
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“up 15.7% compared with the previous year [federal budget expenditures]”
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No evidence was found regarding the percentage increase of federal budget expenditures for January-April 2026.
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