On July 7, Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin announced… (премия · выборы · госдума)
On July 7, Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin announced that deputies would receive early annual bonuses in early September 2026, ahead of the scheduled parliamentary elections on September 20. The move was made possible due to budget savings of two billion rubles in the State Duma's budget.
Consensus
- Vyacheslav Volodin announced that State Duma deputies would receive early annual bonuses in early September 2026.
- The bonus payment was scheduled to occur before the parliamentary elections on September 20, 2026.
- The decision was made during a closed session of the State Duma on July 7, 2026.
- Budget savings enabled the early payout: two billion rubles in 2026 and 1.5 billion rubles in 2025.
- All deputies are eligible for the bonuses regardless of factional affiliation.
Points of divergence
- The early bonus payment will be made in the beginning of September, before the end of the eighth convocation and ahead of elections on September 20. — tg_tvrain
- The bonuses are tied to performance indicators set by the leadership of the State Duma, with amounts varying accordingly. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- State Duma deputies promised early bonuses ahead of elections — Дождь (Telegram)
- Vedomosti: Rodionov promises deputies of the State Duma early bonuses before elections — Вечерняя Москва