St. Petersburg cuts payments for Defense Ministry contracts for the second time in a month...

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St. Petersburg has cut payments for signing a Defense Ministry contract nearly fourfold. St. Petersburg authorities have sharply reduced the lump-sum payment from the city budget for signing a Defense Ministry contract, from 3.5 million to 1 million rubles, RBC reports. According to updated…

St. Petersburg cuts payments for Defense Ministry contracts for the second time in a month

According to Fontanka, the lump-sum payment from the city budget has been reduced to 400,000 rubles. Journalists were given that figure at several military service information centers, as well as on the general hotline.

“The amount is 400 [thousand] from the city and 400 thousand from the Defense Ministry. There may be an additional 600 thousand [for entering service as a UAV operator], but I can’t guarantee that yet. You’ll speak to the person who handles the paperwork directly. He has the information that applies today… And he’ll be able to tell you for certain. We have one set of information today and another tomorrow,” staff in the Primorsky district said.

The hotline number listed on the Smolny website said the lump-sum payment was 800,000 rubles.

On October 16, it emerged that St. Petersburg authorities had sharply reduced the lump-sum budget payment for signing a Defense Ministry contract, from 3.5 million to 1 million rubles. According to updated information on the Smolny website, contracts with the drone forces are an exception. The payment for those remained unchanged at 3.5 million rubles.

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400 plus 400. St. Petersburg cuts payments for signing a contract for the “special military operation” again

Fontanka found that St. Petersburg’s lump-sum city payments for people who sign a Defense Ministry contract have been cut for the second time.