MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia will cut back expenses on the government staff by 10 percent in 2016 amid an economic crisis, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday.
“We are reducing the state apparatus by 10 percent, of course, without sacrificing the quality of work. Last year, the salaries of civil servants were reduced by 10 percent. This year, they will again be reduced by 10 percent,” Medvedev said, speaking at the first stage of the United Russia party’s congress.
“We are developing a new economic action plan. It will be based on measures that will allow to promptly respond to the external environment, as well as to support people and entire sectors of the economy, which are vital for the state of life,” Medvedev said, speaking at the first stage of the United Russia party’s congress.
