Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the budget the country's surplus in August 2023 amounted to 230 billion rubles.
At the end of the year, the budget deficit will be two percent, which corresponds to the set goal, Mishustin said at a meeting on the three-year draft budget for 2024-2026.< /p >
Approximately another 140 billion rubles were added to the surplus of the Russian budget in the consolidated balance of the regions, the Prime Minister said.