... investments in the ALPACA cryptocurrency require caution and risk assessment. 2. Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) Application Area: Virtuals Protocol merges trends of artificial intelligence and blockchain. The project enables the creation, tokenization, and collective ownership of AI agents—software "virtuals" capable of performing tasks, generating content, and interacting with users. Essentially, Virtuals Protocol creates an infrastructure for monetizing AI within the blockchain: each agent ...

... oil and gas revenues for the budget. By the end of the first seven months, these revenues increased by 62%, totaling 2.58 trillion rubles in absolute terms. Oil at the Core The primary driver was the growth in revenues from oil production taxes. Collections from the Mineral Extraction Tax (MET) on oil exceeded the combined revenues from MET on oil and export duties by 73%, amounting to an additional 2.54 trillion rubles. This year marked the completion of the tax maneuver, under which the ...

... tax (MET), additional income tax (AIT), and export duties. However, these are reduced by the amount of reverse excise payments to oil companies, factoring in damping and investment premiums. The largest share of oil and gas revenues comes from MET collections. In 2022, MET accounted for 71.7% of oil and gas revenues (excluding reverse excise payments), rising to 80.7% in 2023 and 83.5% for January–September 2024. Traditionally, the second-largest source of oil and gas revenues was export duties....

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