Ministry of Finance Staff Get Digital Ruble Salaries
Anton Siluanov reported on the progress of implementing the digital ruble in the budget process. The necessary legislative framework for using the digital ruble has been prepared.
Consensus
- Employees of the Ministry of Finance have started receiving salaries in digital rubles.
- Digital ruble transactions for citizens will be free.
- The Ministry of Finance and the Federal Treasury are expanding the use of digital rubles in budgetary processes.
- Digital rubles can be used to pay taxes and fines into the budget.
- The digital ruble allows for tracking budget expenditures down to the lowest level of cooperation.
- Smart contracts are available for use with the digital ruble, enabling payment only upon contract fulfillment.
- The use of digital rubles by citizens is voluntary.
- The government has prepared all necessary legislative foundations for digital ruble implementation.
Points of divergence
- The Federal Treasury first paid salaries in digital rubles in September 2025 to a state employee filling a government position. — vedomosti
- Massive rollout of the digital ruble for the public began on 1 September 2026. — vedomosti
- Starting 1 January 2026, digital rubles were permitted for budget transfers and state payments. — vedomosti
- Digital ruble salary payments began on 21 September, as reported by Siluanov in an interview with Vesti. — fontanka
- The Ministry of Finance has already sent transfers to budgetary organizations and subsidies from the reserve fund in digital rubles. — tg_government_rus
Coverage (3 sources)
- Anton Siluanov told about the progress of the implementation of the digital ruble in the budget process — Правительство России
- Siluanov: Ministry of Finance employees began receiving salaries in digital rubles — Фонтанка
- Ministry of Finance employees began receiving salaries in digital rubles — Ведомости