The 100 largest Western companies still operating in Russia posted $13 billion in profits in 2022, per Novaya Gazeta.
Profits jumped 54% from 2021 and the firms contributed $3.5 billion in corporate taxes in 2022.
The top 100 Western companies that remained in Russia made so much money that they contributed nearly 288 billion rubles, or $3.5 billion, in corporate taxes in 2022, according to a June 8 report from Novaya Gazeta Europe.
The biggest taxpayers were US, UK, and French companies who paid 40 billion, 47 billion, and 55 billion rubles, respectively.
Like TotalEnergies, BP, and Raiffeisen Bank, many Western companies are still trying to leave Russia.
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