Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said that most of the money would be transferred to the budget of the Tyumen region where the company is based, with a portion also going into federal coffers.
Earlier, the Vedomosti daily had reported that TNK-BP had transferred $1.5 billion to the budget, citing three unidentified sources close to the company.
Marina Dracheva, the TNK-BP spokeswoman, would not confirm how much had been paid. "This payment will not affect our financial results for this year, nor our investment plans for the future," she told The Associated Press.
TNK-BP has come under increasing pressure in recent weeks, with prosecutors alleging that the company has failed to fulfill the terms of its gas field licenses.
In a note to investors, Deutsche Bank said that the report of the back-tax payment added up to more bad news. "Some investors were still hoping for a material reduction in the back-tax claims," the note said.
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