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The Moscow Times » Issue 3472 » Business in Brief

Business in Brief

10 August 2006Budget Surplus Hits $47 Bln The country's budget surplus reached 1.258 trillion rubles ($47.1 billion) in the first seven months of the year, helping the nation pay its foreign debt and paving the way for higher credit ratings. The government received 3.46 trillion rubles in revenue and spent 2.02 trillion rubles, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday on its web site. Tax revenue reached 1.71 trillion rubles and customs receipts totaled 1.55 trillion rubles. The budget surplus was 1.07 trillion rubles in the first six months. (Bloomberg) 3-Year Economic Forecast The Economic Development and Trade Ministry used a price of $61 per barrel of Urals crude as the basis for its macroeconomic forecasts for the next three years, used in making recommendations for the 2007 federal budget, Vedomosti said, citing ministry documents. The ""moderately optimistic"" scenario for the next three years predicts gross domestic product growth of 6 percent next year.


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