From October 1, 2026, employees of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation received their salaries in digital rubles for the first time

From October 1, 2026, a number of employees of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation received their salaries in digital rubles for the first time. The press service of the department informed about this.

To carry out such budget transactions, employees previously opened special digital ruble accounts on a platform provided by the Bank of Russia. The ministry emphasized that the possibility of transferring wages into digital rubles is voluntary and is available to any citizen of the country solely at his personal request.

The process of integrating the new form of currency into the government settlement system is carried out within the framework of joint work of the Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance.

The first experiments in conducting operations with digital rubles as part of the execution of the federal budget were implemented by the Ministry of Finance together with the Federal Treasury back in 2025. During that pilot project, salaries and stipends were paid, as well as separate settlements for government contracts. The total volume of such transactions within the framework of last year’s experiment was about 16 million rubles.