"Minus" 20% of oil and gas income: analysts told about problems with the budget of the Russian Federation

To spread: the Russian budget has lost more than 200 billion rubles in January-February 2025 due to problems with oil and gas. In order to compensate for losses, the Kremlin must either take loans or use money from the National Welfare Fund (FNB). Analysts have explained that the fund has been exhausted, so the situation is difficult. The Moscow Times was told about the situation in the Russian economy and oil problems.

The publication wrote that the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation found a shortage in two directions of receipt of budget revenues - on taxes and on the rent. In particular, non -receipt of oil and gas sales - 230 billion rubles. The Russians show that the revenues of March 2025 fell by almost 20% compared to March 2024. The income received still reached the size of 1. 08 trillion rubles. Another area of ​​problems is the fall in the production of oil and gas.

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation reported that the result of three months of 2025 - a fall by 10%, and in some of the months of fall was 20%. However, for rent, the Russian budget received 2,64 trillion rubles. As a result, the publication reported that by the end of 2025 the Kremlin may not reach 2 trillion rubles. to the budget, which is almost 20% of the need.

At the same time, one -third of the amount at the beginning of the invasion remained in the National Welfare Fund, the article is said. The reasons for the fall of the Russian treasury are the consequences of increasing US sanctions and the fall in oil prices. In addition, the problem was the "strength" of the ruble, which seems to have to be depreciated, led by the expert's opinion. "The situation is sensitive.

These are noticeable losses that need to be covered either with additional borrowings or the use of the FNB, which remained a small amount," - summed up The Moscow Times. It should be noted that in February, Welt announced additional factors that affect the production of Russian oil and the fall of oil and gas income.

German journalists estimated that only in January 2025, under the blow of drones of Ukraine, 20 Russian oil refineries of the Russian Federation were two -thirds of the total number (30 pieces). In addition, from September 2023 to January 2025, more than 80 drones of drones on the Kremlin strategic objects - refineries, bases, terminals, reported on the portal "Word and Delo".

Meanwhile, Reuters wrote that due to the strikes of Ukrainian drones of the Russian Federation lost about 10% of oil refining capacities. According to journalists, through US sanctions on Russian "shadow fleet" traders reduced oil exports by almost 20%, and oil production decreased by 10%. In addition, three oil refineries were closed as a result of Ukrainian attacks - in the Ryazan, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions.