Salaries of public sector employees will be indexed according to the inflation rate

Payments under social obligations, including salaries for public sector employees, will be indexed to the adjusted inflation rate of 7.6%. This was announced on May 26 by the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov.

He clarified that amendments to the current year's budget are currently being considered. The Finance Minister noted that the rates have become higher than previously planned.

"Everything related to the fulfillment of priority social obligations is laid down in the budget law. First of all, indexation and remuneration of public sector employees to the level of adjusted inflation," Siluanov said during a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes.

According to him, the forecast in 2025 is for inflation to reach 7.6% from December to December. According to him, social obligations are indexed by an appropriate amount.

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Earlier in the day, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Maxim Reshetnikov, reported on the risks of hypothermia in the country's economy. According to him, in recent weeks, inflation in Russia has been in the range of 3-4% in annual terms when recalculated according to weekly data.