The 'leaders' of the Ukrainian territories seized by the Russian Federation could not provide their own tax revenues and a fifth of the expenses

According to The Moscow Times with reference to data from the Gaidar Institute, business income tax brought them only 2.9% of revenues to local budgets, and personal income tax — 7.7%.

The occupied territories remain critically dependent on Moscow's investments. According to the results of 9 months of 2023, 82.5% of their income came from money allocated from the federal budget, the publication notes.

The Russian authorities are reducing infusions into the regions, as more and more funds from the federal treasury are being "eaten up" by security forces and the army sent to the war against Ukraine.