Moscow:Russia has reported budget revenues amounting to 722 billion rubles from dividend payments since the start of this year, based on companies' 2025 financial results. This fiscal achievement is coupled with a 3.3% increase in the country's overall gas production, which reached 495.4 billion cubic meters during the first nine months of 2026.

According to Emirates News Agency, the Russian Ministry of Finance identified the financial, oil and gas, and transport sectors as the primary contributors to these dividend revenues, most of which were allocated to the budget over the summer. The ministry anticipates a gradual increase in these revenues, projecting them to reach 807.6 billion rubles by 2026 and further rising to 985.6 billion rubles by 2029.

In the energy sector, data from Russia's Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) indicated a 3.6% rise in the production of combustible natural gas, totaling 420 billion cubic meters during the first nine months of the year. Conversely, the production of associated petroleum gas saw a slight decline of 0.6%, amounting to 75.4 billion cubic meters. Despite the recent growth, Russia's total gas production experienced a 3.2% decrease in the previous year.