Fulfillment of the President’s May 2012 Decrees: Consequences for the Public Sector

Marina Lopatina – Junior Research fellow of Labor Market and Pension System Research Department, Institute of Social Analysis and Forecasting, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Victor Lyashok – Research fellow of Labor Market and Pension System Research Department, Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In early 2018, growth in wages and salaries in Russia was related to a substantial increase in the labor remuneration of employees in education and healthcare. Such an increase was feasible as a result of fulfillment of the President’s May 2012 Decrees which set targets as regards wages and salaries of the public sector’s employees. According to the data of January-June 2018, this objective has been achieved, except for individual regions.

Key words: Presidential May 2012 Decrees, budget sector, education and health care, wages of education and health care employees.