# Russia’s finance ministry raises taxes to bolster Putin’s military budget

https://mins.news/en/item/75815

- euronews, 2026-09-27 05:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/27/russias-finance-ministry-raises-taxes-to-bolster-putins-military-budget

> More frequent Ukrainian long-range strikes on strategically important targets, together with rising spending to counter them, are further widening Russia’s budget deficit.

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