Foreign companies exiting Russia are massively boosting Moscow's finances this year — but not by choice

• Foreign companies exiting Russia have paid $387 million to the country's budget so far this year.
• Russia has made it tough for firms to leave the market.
• Russia's economy has remained driven by defense and government spending.

Foreign companies exiting Russia are boosting Moscow's finances — but not by choice.

Departing companies have already paid 35.7 billion rubles, or $387 million, to Russia's budget as of March 15, Russia's RBC business daily reported on Wednesday, citing official data.