“The salaries of public sector workers will rise to the level of the forecast for wage growth in the economy - more than 8%,” TASS quoted him as saying.

According to Siluanov, pensions will increase by 1,000 rubles next year.

All appropriations were included in the federal budget, he specified.

On November 30, the Federation Council during a meeting approved the law on the federal budget for the next year and the planning period of 2024-2025.

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that the draft federal budget for 2023 has become the most difficult in recent years.