According to the forecasts of the country's chief financial department, next year the real wage of Russians will increase by 4%; while the salaries of state employees will increase by as much as 15% - 20%.

"If we are talking about the next year's budget, our real wages - that is, salaries over inflation - will grow by more than 4%.

And the state employees, since the presidential decrees from May 2012 will be implemented from November 1, 2018, the average growth of wages will be from 15 to 20%, in some industries even higher, "Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in the program" Sunday evening "on the TV channel" Russia 1 ", adding that the growth of salaries of state employees will not be eaten by inflation.

Inflation in 2018, the Ministry of Finance expects at the level of 3.7%, that is slightly above 3.2%, projected by the end of 2017.