OREANDA-NEWS Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin noted the work of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to increase federal budget revenues, which increased by 26 percent in 2024, and called him the best minister. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The politician's remarks were made during a meeting of the lower house of the Russian parliament dedicated to the report of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the work of the government.

"Before, there was the best minister in the world, but there were problems with the budget, but now here is the best minister, whom the Duma applauds, and the budget is growing," Volodin commented on his review. "Which is better when Soros recognizes either the best in the European Union, or when representatives of the people applaud," he also noted.

Budget revenues of the Russian Federation in 2025 are expected to amount to 40.296 trillion rubles, expenditures — 41.469 trillion, with a deficit of 1.173 trillion. Last year, the latter figure reached, according to Siluanov, 1.7 percent of GDP.