Increase in Salaries for Certain Russians Beginning in October
The Russian government has announced a wage increase for several categories of state employees, as part of a government directive. The exact nature and extent of the wage increase are not specified in the given text.
The announcement states that the salary increase covers "a number of categories of state employees," including those working in federal budgetary, autonomous, and federal state institutions, federal state bodies, civilian personnel of military units, and other specified categories.
This 7.6% indexation aligns with the government's response to inflation and economic conditions, following previous years of nominal wage rises outpacing inflation. Annual wage increases for different categories of budget workers are not simultaneous but occur at different times.
As of January 1st this year, wages for some categories of employees, such as doctors, teachers, social workers, cultural sector employees, forestry workers, and staff of EMERCOM, Rosstandart, and Rospotrebnadzor, have increased by 13.2%. However, the specific wage increase for each category of employee is not uniform, with some categories seeing a 13.2% increase.
The budget allocated for the wage increase is approximately 31 billion rubles. This wage increase for various categories of employees is a legally guaranteed labor compensation provision outlined in the Russian Labor Code.
It's worth noting that the wage increase for the aforementioned categories of employees occurred before the projected inflation rate for this year. Last year's inflation rate was 9.5%, and this year's projected rate is less than 7%.
The wage increase for the aforementioned categories of employees is not specified to be simultaneous with the overall wage increase starting from October 1st. The exact nature of the wage increase for each category of employee is not specified in the given text.
This wage increase will affect employees in multiple sectors, including civil service and military. The recent directive confirms a 7.6% salary raise for certain categories of state employees starting October 2025 but does not provide a comprehensive list beyond broad categories such as doctors and teachers.
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- The wage increase announced by the Russian government encompasses various sectors of business, particularly federal budgetary, autonomous, and state institutions, federal state bodies, military personnel, and other specified categories.
- The recent increase in wages for several state employees, such as doctors, teachers, and those in the cultural sector, falls under the finance department's response to inflation and economic conditions, which has involved yearly wage increases outpacing inflation in previous years.
