Funds from regional budgets may not be enough to increase salaries of public sector employees in a number of Russian regions. The authorities of poor regions and municipalities risk facing such a problem, said Alexei Didenko, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Local Governance, Forbes writes.
Kommersant notes that a document has been published on the website of the system of legal support for legislative activities, which notes that the draft federal budget for 2024 includes a reduction in the allocation of funds to the regions. So, in 2024 the decrease will be 16%, and in 2025 – by another 13%. At the same time, the planned increase in the minimum wage to 19,242 rubles from January 1, 2024. will lead to the need to increase wages for employees of budgetary organizations.
However, there is a risk that the regional budget will not be enough to cover salaries and additional subsidies from the budget will be required, according to the State Duma committee. Deputies have already asked to further justify whether there are enough subsidies to equalize budgetary security and to compensate for the costs of increasing salaries of public sector employees.
It was reported the day before that by presidential decree, from October 1, the salaries of civil servants, the prime minister, the prosecutor general, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia and the head of state himself were increased.
The latest survey showed that almost half of Russians do not have enough wages to cover basic needs.
Source: Rosbalt
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