Russian region delays public sector pay raises after ‘unforeseen expenses’ on military recruitment bonuses
The government of the Republic of Sakha has postponed a planned pay increase for employees of budget-funded institutions by two months, pushing back the effective date from July 1 to September 1. Kirill Bychkov, the head of the region’s government, revealed the delay in response to an inquiry from Nyurguyana Zamorshchikova, a deputy in the republic’s State Assembly.
The government of Russia's Sakha Republic has delayed a planned salary increase for public sector employees by two months, extending the effective date from July 1 to September 1. This decision, announced by Kirill Bychkov, the head of the region's government, came in response to a question from deputy Nyurguyana Zamorshchikova.
The officials cited "unforeseen expenses" related to payments to individuals who have agreed to work contracts with Russia's Defense Ministry as the reason for the delay. The pay increase, which was set to be 5.4%, was postponed in mid-June, but the specific reasons for the delay were not detailed in the resolution. In a similar move, the Rostov region recently canceled a 4% pay increase for public workers without providing an explanation.
In Sakha, officials have also frozen pay indexation for medical workers, citing wage growth in previous years that has outpaced inflation rates.
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