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The head of the Ministry of Labor explained the pre-election increase in salaries of public sector employees
The salaries of employees of a number of universities and hospitals in Moscow and other regions rose sharply in February. The growth of salaries on the eve of voting day drew attention to the BBC Russian Service and RBC .
As the Minister of Labor of the Russian Federation Maxim Topilin explained, the increased salaries are the result of the execution of the May decrees of the president, Interfax reports . According to the minister, as part of the implementation of the road map, according to the May decrees, the salaries of the teaching staff of universities, researchers and doctors were supposed to be raised to 165% of the average salary in the region last year, and this year it was necessary to provide another raising - up to 200%.
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