# PepsiCo said it would leave Russia. Last year, it paid $237 million to the state

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- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-18 13:16 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/pepsico-said-it-would-leave-russia-last-year-it-paid-237-million-to-the-state/

> PepsiCo announced in 2022 that it would suspend production and sales in Russia, but paid $237 million in income tax to the Russian state last year. The company remains Russia’s fourth-largest foreign business, with 60,000 workers and 19 factories, and continues selling renamed drinks and other products it classifies as essential, contributing tax revenue to a state budget focused on the war in Ukraine.