The head of the Federal Tax Service announced a reduction in the number of employees by almost one and a half times over 16 years

Over the past 16 years, the total number of employees of the Federal Tax Service (FTS) has decreased by almost one and a half times. The head of the department, Daniil Egorov, reported on large-scale staff reductions. His words are quoted by Komsomolskaya Pravda.

Massive staff reductions, he explained, were dictated by a policy towards optimization and automation of work processes. Against this background, the leadership of the Federal Tax Service relied on retaining “strong, passionate, active, intelligent employees.” “Actually, this is our team,” Egorov summed up.

In the future, he added, the department will continue to reduce costs through digitalization. This will help reduce the burden on existing staff. “Specialization and automation will reduce costs and remove unnecessary workload so that we do not end up with an overworked employee,” stated Egorov.