Russian customs officials missed a third charge.

Federal Customs Service (FCS) for the first two months of 2009 contributed to the budget of 416 billion rubles. This is 36 percent smaller than on the basis of the same period last year, said Interfax. This reduction in fees in February FCS increased to 41.5 per cent compared with February 2008.
Previously, it was reported that the overall federal budget revenues in 2009 will be 42 per cent less than the original forecast and 31.5 percent lower than in 2008. This is due to the global credit crisis that led to the decline in commodity prices and lower demand. In such circumstances, in Russia's economy started to decline. It was expected that in 2009 the country's economy to shrink by 2.2 percent.
As of January 2009, in Russia is declining, not only exports but also imports. This is due to the devaluation of the ruble, which made the purchase of goods abroad unprofitable.
FCS and the Federal Tax Service - the main "donor" of the budget. It is their work brings to the country the largest number of earnings. At the end of 2008 listed in the FCS budget 4.7 trillion rubles, or 50.7 percent of total revenue.