MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - Budget revenues aggregated 4,148.8 billion rubles ($143.91 billion) in January-October 2005, or 24% of the forecasted GDP volume for the same period, the Finance Ministry said Thursday in its report on budget execution.
Revenues from taxes and other compulsory payments administered by the Federal Taxation Service came in at 2,233.7 billion rubles ($77.5 billion), and revenues from customs duties administered by the Federal Customs Service were recorded at 1,615.1 billion rubles ($56 billion).
The report credited the increase in global prices for oil and gas with the surplus in revenue.
