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World Service,08 May 2023,26 mins

Kremlin increases taxes on Russian oil sector

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Although Russia's federal budget revenues from oil and gas, the lifeblood of its economy, fell 64% in April from the year-earlier period, the government has decided to increase taxes on the industry. The Kremlin is seeking additional money after spending heavily on the war in Ukraine. (Picture: Industrial worker working in industry plant. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

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