The Russian Finance Ministry said Tuesday it estimates the federal budget surplus in January-October of 2018 at 3.022 trillion rubles ($44.1 billion at current exchange rate), or 3.6 percent of GDP.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 13th November, 2018) The Russian Finance Ministry said Tuesday it estimates the Federal budget surplus in January-October of 2018 at 3.022 trillion rubles ($44.1 billion at current exchange rate), or 3.6 percent of GDP.

According to a statement by the ministry, budget revenues for the 10 months amounted to 15.804 trillion rubles, while expenditures totaled 12.782 trillion rubles.