
Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin announced the transition of the Russian economy to a regime of “rather high real wages.” According to forecasts, nominal wages will increase by 35% over four years.
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The Russian economy has moved from a regime of moderate wages to a regime of high real wages.
The situation with wages has changed in Russia. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank (CB) Alexey Zabotkin. He was quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to him, the point is that the Russian economy has left the regime of a moderate level of wages, when compared with other countries. The new state of affairs, as Zabotkin explained, should be called an economy of “rather high real wages.”
According to forecasts, over four years the average monthly nominal wages of Russians will increase by 35 percent compared to 2025. The basic option assumes that in 2026 the increase will be 10.3 percent and the amount will reach 112,279 rubles.
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Average monthly nominal salaries of Russians will increase by 35 percent compared to 2025.
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