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‘Voluntary donations’ by Russian businesses to state budget hit a record sum since start of 2026

Russian businesses made 383.69 billion rubles in non-repayable contributions to the federal budget during the first eight months of 2026 — almost one and a half times the total for all of last year.

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‘Voluntary donations’ by Russian businesses to state budget hit a record sum since start of 2026

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