The Fund, created to accumulate windfall oil revenues, increased by 133.8 billion rubles ($4.6 billion) from 960.7 billion rubles ($33.3 billion) as of October 1.
On January 1, 2005, the Fund initially received 218.4 billion rubles ($7.58 billion). At the end of that month, 93.5 billion rubles ($3.24 billion) were taken from the Stabilization Fund to pay off a debt to the International Monetary Fund ahead of schedule.
In Q1 2005, the Fund was replenished with 210.8 billion rubles ($7.3 billion) of budget revenues; in Q2 with 294.4 billion rubles ($10.2 billion); and 373.5 billion rubles (about $13 billion) in Q3.
The government also used revenues from the Fund to pay part of Russia's debts to the Paris Club, i.e. 430.1 billion rubles ($14.9 billion), ahead of time.
