The reduction of salaries of officials in Russia, will last until 2017

The reduction of salaries of officials in Russia, will last until 2017


Putin signed a decree that reduced the salary of the President of Russia, Prime Minister and other senior officials of the Russian Federation of 10% is extended for one year, until 31 December 2016.

MOSCOW, 2 Dec. The decline in the salary of President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and several other senior officials of the Russian Federation on 10% will continue for another year, until 31 December 2016. The corresponding decree Putin published on Wednesday on the official portal of legal information.

“In paragraph 1 of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation from February 27, 2015… “About monetary compensation of the persons replacing separate state posts of the Russian Federation, and some other persons”, the words “from 1 March to 31 December 2015” should be replaced by “from 1 January to 31 December 2016”, — stated in the text of the document.