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The Russian rouble firmed past 55 against the dollar to a more than two-week high on Tuesday, bolstered by local demand related to tax payments and shrugging off the finance ministry's plans to resume forex purchases for state coffers. The rouble has become the world's best-performing currency http://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/rngs/GLOBAL-CURRENCIES-PERFORMANCE/0100301V041/index.html so far this year, boosted by measures - including restrictions on Russian households withdrawing foreign currency savings - taken to shield Russia's financial system from Western sanctions imposed after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. The rouble's strength has concerned officials as it dents Russia's income from exporting commodities and other goods priced in dollars and euros.