After the project reaches its full capacity, Russian pipeline gas supplies to China will increase by 10 bln cubic meters.

According to the Ministry of Finance, this is 33.1% of planned budget assignments.

Non-oil and gas revenues totaled $72.2 bln and increased by 5% year-on-year in the reporting period.

"If compared to the first quarter of last year, our overall results are not worse [this year]," Ruslan Davydov said.

Since the start of the year, 517,100 metric tons of vegetables and other crops have been grown in protected ground.

According to Rosstat, the average wage in the Russian Federation in February 2023 is 65,904 rubles.

Measures "targeting vessels that switch off navigation systems" are also being considered.

An index level greater than 50 points implies a rise in business activity, while a value less than 50 points suggests a slowdown.

The publication of information is suspended, starting with data for March and the first quarter of 2023.

In the first quarter of this year Russian banks already earned a total of 881 bln rubles ($10.7 bln) worth of net profit.