As of the end of June, arrears in wages paid from the federal budget…
As of the end of June, arrears in wages paid from the federal budget amounted to 19.4 million rubles (an increase of 25.1% over the month), while arrears from regional budgets totaled 1.7 million rubles (a decrease by a factor of 4.6) and from local budgets reached 4.8 million rubles (a drop by a factor of 124).
Consensus
- Overdue payroll debt in Russia at the end of June 2026 amounted to 2.07 billion rubles.
- This represented a decrease of 30.1% compared to May 2026.
- The total overdue payroll debt was higher than in June 2025, increasing by 1.123 billion rubles or 2.2 times.
- Overdue payroll debt from enterprises due to lack of own funds accounted for 2.0448 billion rubles at the end of June 2026.
Points of divergence
- The average salary in Russia in April 2026 was 109,052 rubles, up nearly threefold from 36,497 rubles in April 2016. — tg_tass_agency
- Total tax arrears of individuals and businesses in Russia reached a record 4 trillion rubles by April 2026, with 1.7 trillion attributed to unpaid taxes, fees, and insurance contributions. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Wages arrears in Russia fell by 30.1% in June to 2.07 billion rubles — Интерфакс
- Average salary in Russia grew nearly threefold over the past decade, according to TASS analysis of statistics — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Russia's money supply grew by 8.7 billion rubles from June 19 to June 26 — Интерфакс
- Tax arrears of Russians and businesses hit a record 4 trillion rubles — Вести