A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Then-higher prices for oil exports filled state coffers, while vast increases in military spending boosted hiring, and paychecks for factory workers kept pace with inflation.
49% : Growth has suffered from high central bank interest rates, currently at 16.5%, aimed at controlling inflation of 8% fueled by massive military spending.
46% : "Increased taxes and fees will influence prices for the end consumer," he said.
44% : Tax increases bring dismay and shrugs Muscovites interviewed on a main street in the Russian capital by The Associated Press expressed dismay mingled with resignation, saying the higher food prices would be widely felt, especially in poorer regions and among those with low incomes.
43% : Kremlin won't run out of money but faces hard choices The tax and fee increases are a step back from Russia's wartime economy of the two previous years that put more money in people's pockets.
38% : "Growth is slowing down, but corporates are paying taxes, people are consuming and getting salaries, and paying taxes from this," she said.

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