Russian businesses to pay $5.7 billion in ‘voluntary’ contributions as war strains budget
Russian businesses are expected to pay a record 471.7 billion rubles ($5.7 billion) in “voluntary contributions” to the federal budget this year as Moscow struggles with a widening deficit and record war spending, The Bell reported on Oct. 1, citing documents accompanying Russia’s three-year budget bill.
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