Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday he was cutting his salary by 10 percent as well as the earnings of several top government officials, as the country's economy reels from the collapse of the ruble.
The salaries of Putin, his Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and the president of the powerful Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, will all be cut by 10 percent from March 1 to December 31, according to a decree signed by the president.
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Okay, so he gives up about $18,000 per year. The money still stays in the government budget in the Salaries column. Nice gesture, though, not one our president would ever consider.
ReplyDeleteSanctions are a bitch.
ReplyDeleteAnd he has stolen billions from Russia.
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