“70% of the Russian budget is already formed not at the expense of oil and gas revenues.
This means that we are not fully, but nevertheless, we are starting to get off the so-called oil and gas needle, ”he said.
As the head of state emphasized, this is "an absolutely obvious positive element of economic development."
According to him, if someone wants to represent Russia as a "gas station", then this has no real basis.
At the same time, he noted that the dependence is still very large, and this must be borne in mind.
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