The Federation Council and the State Duma will reduce staff to save budget funds, a source told Kommersant. The number of civil servants in the State Duma will decrease by 15-20%, in the Federation Council - by 10%. In addition to the reduction in personnel, the deputy assistants will undergo a certification that will replace an interview. According to RBC sources, "no one will cut quickly": first of all unfulfilled vacancies and workers of retirement age will be cut. The number of full-time civil servants in the Duma in 2012, according to Rostat, was 1,815 people. As of 2016, the Federation Council's apparatus employed 850 people.

The Federation Council and the State Duma will reduce staff to save budget funds, a source told Kommersant. The number of civil servants in the State Duma will decrease by 15-20%, in the Federation Council - by 10%. In addition to the reduction in personnel, the deputy assistants will undergo a certification that will replace an interview. According to RBC sources, "no one will cut quickly": first of all unfulfilled vacancies and workers of retirement age will be cut. The number of full-time civil servants in the Duma in 2012, according to Rostat, was 1,815 people. As of 2016, the Federation Council's apparatus employed 850 people.