Putin himself has cut salaries and Medvedev on 10% – RBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (right)

Photo: REUTERS 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reduced the salary itself, to the Prime Minister, the Attorney General and the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia. This is stated in the presidential decree “On the monetary remuneration of persons holding certain public offices of the Russian Federation, and some other persons”, published on the Kremlin website.

«paid from March 1 to December 31, 2015 President of the Russian Federation , Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, & lt; … & gt; The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation monetary reward, monthly cash promoting and encouraging quarterly cash to a decrease of 10 percent, “- said in the text of the decree.

Also pay was reduced to persons whose salary” calculated in accordance with the decrees of “the Russian president on September 30, 2004″ On the payment of the heads of some of the federal bodies of executive power “and on September 30, 2013″ On the monetary remuneration of persons holding certain public offices of the Russian Federation. ” According to the first decree, the president appoints a salary Defense Minister, Interior Minister, Minister of Emergency Situations, the director of the Federal Security Service, the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Director of the FSO, the head of Federal Drug Control Service and the head of the Federal Migration Service. According to the second order, the President appoints the salary Deputy Prime Minister, the presidential envoy, Foreign Minister and other ministers. It also determines the salary Russian Security Council Secretary, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the CEC chairm an, his deputy, the secretary of the CEC and CEC members.

In addition, Putin has reduced by 10% of the salary of employees of the presidential administration and the government apparatus. Also, 10% and reduced the salaries of civil servants of the Accounts Chamber. The decree comes into force from the date of its signing.

According to the estimates of RBC after the last increase in 2014 was the salary of the President 715 thousand. Rub. The Prime Minister has received 570 thousand. Rub., The same salary was among the speakers of the Federation Council and the State Duma. Salary not federal ministers the power unit was 420 thousand. Rub. month. excluding quarterly promotions. Salary Ministers of Defence, Interior, Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as the heads of the FSB, SVR, FSO, Federal Drug Control Service and the Federal Migration Service to the present presidential decree was 785 thousand. Rub.

To the members of the government wage and salary tied parliamentarians. This was stated by a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, “Russian news service.” “The salary of deputies linked to the salary of members of the government, so this request should go to the government,” – he said.

The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Rules Vadim Tulip RBC confirmed that the reduction of salaries of federal minister, provided by a presidential decree signed on Friday, means automatic reduction of the remuneration of parliamentarians. As previously estimated RBC, in the case of a ten percent reduction in parliamentary salaries will decrease from the current 420 thousand. Rub. to 359, 5 thousand. rub.

In late February, the State Duma deputies expressed their willingness to reduce his salary. With this appeal to the President by the Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin. “We have to budget adjustments, including adjustments and cost estimates of the State Duma. I asked all four factions of the State Duma to discuss the possibility of reducing the salaries of deputies. This, of course, is the responsibility of the head of state salaries of deputies established by presidential decree. If my proposal in fractions receive the correct response, we turn such a proposal to the president, “- he said. The desire to reduce cut his salary by 10% and said members of the Federation Council.

The day before, on Thursday, March 5 The Ministry of Finance reported that a draft decree on the reduction of 10% of all federal civil servants. “One of the estimates of the expenditure side, which is addressed in this year’s budget – this 10% reduction in the number of federal civil servants and employees in positions that are not post federal service,” – said Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. Corresponding instruction Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev May 14, 2014 after a speech at the State Duma with a report on the performance of the government in 2013. “Ministry of Finance of Russia (A.G.Siluanovu) to prepare and submit before 1 July 2014 in the Government of the Russian Federation proposals to reduce by 10% the number of civil servants”, – stated in the instructions of the Chairman of the Government.