#rubles
The mineral extraction tax for October was much higher than in September at 1,123 trillion rubles vs 807 billion rubles. However the government also paid almost record high fuel subsidies at 415 billion rubles and 139,6 billion rubles in reverse excise taxes.
November 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Russian Federal Budget oil and gas revenue for October 2026 rose 9% year over year to 971 billion rubles. The revenue is this much higher than September's 452 billion rubles as it included the once every 3 months contribution from oil companies which was 359 billion rubles.
November 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
However even 1/3rd salaries are not being paid as the company's accounts have been frozen. For H1 2026 revenue fell by 28,5% to 76,6 billion rubles and a reported loss of 5,7 billion rubles.
November 8, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In Q4 2026 refining margins should decrease with diesel margins dropping from 55 200 rubles per ton in Q3 2026 to 29 800 rubles per ton and gasoline margins from 39 800 to 24 500 rubles pet ton or a 46% and 38% decrease respectively.
November 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Was she paid in rubles?
November 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
14/ – Smolensk Oblast. Reduction from 1 million to 700,000 rubles.

– Irkutsk Oblast. From 1 million to 500 thousand rubles from 1 April 2026.

– Belgorod Region. From 3 million to 1 million rubles." /end

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November 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A separate problem is salary delays. At the end of September, the total amount of overdue debts to employees in Russia reached 2.539 billion rubles.
November 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
On November 5, Putin transferred four JTI entities to Industrial Assets JSC: Petro, JTI Donskoy Tabak, JTI Yelets, and Kres Neva. The value of these assets is estimated at 60 billion rubles.

The total value of Japan Tobacco International's assets in Russia is estimated at 250-300 billion rubles.
November 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
4/ Regional deficits exceeded 1.5 trillion rubles last year and could reach 2 trillion this year, Sberbank forecasts. The federal deficit is 5.8 trillion rubles; military spending is 17 trillion. On Nov. 5, Mishustin authorized up to 1 trillion rubles in additional domestic borrowi
November 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
12/ – Bashkortostan. Initially, the death benefit was 2 million rubles, then reduced to 1 million, then to 500,000, and now the payment is 100,000 rubles.

– Omsk Oblast. In February 2026, the payment was reduced from 1 million to 500,000 rubles.
November 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
What’s €10 in rubles?
November 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Definitely time for Comrade Johnson to cash in his rubles and retire to Moscow…
November 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
10/ "Regions where death benefits have been reduced or cancelled:

– Ulyanovsk Oblast. In February 2026, the payment was reduced from 1 million to 500,000 rubles, and in April to 50,000 rubles.
November 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This is the second cut in two weeks. Prior to them, those who signed up for the war in St Petersburg received 3.5 million rubles (almost $43,000). Then, the payment was reduced to 1 million, and now it is 400,000 rubles (almost $5,000).
November 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
11/ – Saratov Oblast. Effective 1 November 2026, the payment was reduced from 1 million to 100,000 rubles.

– Kemerovo Oblast. In February 2026, the payment was reduced from 3 million to 1 million rubles.
November 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Crimea-wide power restrictions continue as Sevastopol cannot follow outage schedules.

Russian-installed authorities attributed the disruption to an accident on main transmission networks; Sevastopol initially allocated 100 million rubles to subsidize backup power for residents and businesses. 1/6
November 8, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The price of chicken in Russia has risen by 37% in a year. The wholesale price of broiler chickens has reached 250 rubles per kilogram, while in stores, whole chickens are sold for an average of 268 rubles, and drumsticks for 310 rubles.

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November 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Rubles or Dollars?
November 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
At the same time, 415 billion rubles were returned to oil companies through subsidies for oil refineries. This year, Ukrainian drones have targeted Russian oil refineries more than 100 times.
November 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The iPhone 18 Pro Max has seen a significant price drop, now selling for 123,000 rubles. Since its launch, prices have already fallen by 35%.

Apple is a sponsor of war.
November 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The net profit of Gazprom under the Russian Accounting Standard for Q1-Q3 2026 decreased by 32,1% to 114,8 billion rubles. Revenue rose 4% to 4,44 trillion rubles. With Gazprom you have to wait for the international accounting standard.

www.kommersant.ru/doc/9079012
Чистая прибыль «Газпрома» по РСБУ снизилась почти на треть за девять месяцев
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November 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The ban on the export of diesel could have lowered the price of diesel in the small volume wholesale market where it was 90 000 rubles per ton at the end of August and 80 000 rubles per ton at the start of November.
November 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Whilst the Russian domestic wholesale fuel prices have not increased enough to offset the subsidies decreases but refining margins likely remain high. If in January 2026 they were 9 000 rubles per ton then in May and June they were 36 900 rubles per ton.
November 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
27/ Other commanders are said to have "pocketed millions of rubles in compensation for the guys they sent to certain death" and to have a "pedophilic attitude toward soldiers."
November 5, 2026 at 8:23 AM