Before the elections in 2018, there is a planned increase in the salaries of state employees.
1. Increase in the May decrees of 2012
According to the May 2012 presidential decrees, the salaries of teachers and masters of industrial training in schools and technical schools, employees of cultural institutions, social workers should reach the average salary in the region.
In 2017, she was wounded 163-165% of the average salary in the region.
In 2018, salaries of doctors, university teachers and researchers raise up to - 200 percent of the average salary in the region.
Salaries of these workers should grow by 23 percent, according to the Ministry of Finance of Russia.
2. Wages growth by 4 percent to other state employees
Official inflation for 2017 was about 3 percent.
The state decided to increase the salary by 4 percent to state employees who were not mentioned in the "May 2012" decrees of the president.
Federal institutions
About two million workers in federal social institutions expect an increase in wages.
22.2 billion rubles are allocated from the federal budget.
Regional and municipal state employees
The increase will affect social psychologists and other specialists in social work.
3. The minimum wage (minimum wage)
Since January 2018, the minimum wage has risen to 9489 rubles or 85 percent of the actual subsistence minimum of the able-bodied population (previously the minimum wage was 7800 rubles).
This increase will affect about four million state employees.
From May 1, 2018, the minimum wage will be equal to the subsistence level and will amount to 11,163 rubles.
4. A decree is being prepared by the government on the application of the 1.04 coefficient to indexation of insurance amounts called up for military training, police, firefighting and corrections officers, as well as for the soldiers of Rosgvardia.