Is this all they got? Vlad has a shortage of eggs….the EU’s economy has shut down, fuel prices increased x 4, commodities and food through the roof, illegals flooding all western countries, manufacturing on life support, unemployment up, …. And Vlad is “ suffering “ from egg shortages?….go ahead Joe, confiscate ( steal) Russia’s $300 billion, and finish the job of western suicide….I dare you.
It is all one big yolk. The deviled is in the detail.
This war is costing Russia a fortune. 41% of Russia’s budget!
At this rate, Russia is doomed to fail, sooner or later. Russian citizens will be fed up being overtaxed - for no return.
“To estimate the total federal budget expenditures on the war, it is necessary to add to this amount the classified expenditures of other agencies. The main motive for classifying expenditures is their connection with defense and security. Taking into account such expenditures, the total amount of spending on the war will be about 13.4 trillion rubles, or 41 percent of budget expenditures. Since the estimate of total budgetary spending has increased slightly, military spending in 2023, if its share remains unchanged, may rise to 13.6–13.7 trillion rubles, or $150–$160 billion. This is three times more than Russia spent on defense in 2019–2021 ($44–$49 billion). For this year, military spending will increase by about 60 percent.”
Full article here:
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/war-tax-russia