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Russian lawmaker urges faster rise in minimum wage to 35,000 rubles
Russian lawmaker Eleonora Kavshar wants the minimum wage raised to 35,000 rubles sooner.
The proposal concerns Russia, where that level is currently planned for 2030.
A rise to nearly 29,000 rubles is scheduled for 2027.
Kavshar said the minimum wage matters because it affects benefits, payments and wages.
She also called for a living minimum of at least 30,000 rubles for pensioners and working-age people.
The story does not say whether the government will adopt either proposal.
Russian lawmaker Eleonora Kavshar called for the minimum wage to rise to 35,000 rubles as soon as possible.
The target is currently scheduled to be reached by 2030, she said.
A planned increase in 2027 to nearly 29,000 rubles would be a step toward that target.
Kavshar also called for the minimum subsistence level to rise to at least 30,000 rubles for pensioners and working-age people.
- Who
- Eleonora Kavshar, head of the State Duma committee on labour, social policy and veterans’ affairs.
- What
- She urged an earlier increase in Russia’s minimum wage to 35,000 rubles.
- When
- She made the statement in an interview published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- She said the minimum wage is a basic measure linked to benefits, payments and wages.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The minimum wage is scheduled to rise to nearly 29,000 rubles.
The target of 35,000 rubles is currently scheduled to be reached.
Kavshar called for the minimum wage to reach 35,000 rubles as soon as possible.
- Proposed minimum wage
- 35,000 rubles
- Scheduled 2027 minimum wage
- Nearly 29,000 rubles
- Current target year
- 2030
- Proposed minimum subsistence level
- At least 30,000 rubles for pensioners and working-age people
- Speaker
- Eleonora Kavshar, LDPR lawmaker
What people are saying
We believe this needs to be done now, because the minimum wage is a basic category on which various benefits, payments, wages and so on depend.
Sources
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