The decision by Russia’s Finance Ministry to increase the oil price forecast used in the budget appears to be an effort to paper over shortfalls in non-oil revenues, including from lower-than-expected privatisation receipts. But with oil prices already below the new forecast, all this means is that this year’s budget deficit is likely to be larger than the government currently expects.
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