“A surplus of 0.4% of GDP,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law on the federal budget for 2022 and for the planned period of 2023 and 2024.

The budget surplus in 2022 and 2023 is envisaged at 1 and 0.2% of GDP, respectively, and in 2024 - a deficit of 0.3% of GDP.