V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v21;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

ON THE SALARIES OF HIGHER OFFICIALS AND CIVIL SERVANTS.
DRAFT DECREE OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE'S COMMISSARS.
[December 1 (November 18), 1917]¹
Recognising the necessity of adopting the most energetic [revolutionary] measures to reduce the salaries of higher officials and civil servants in all state, public and private institutions and enterprises without exception, the Council of People's Commissars decrees:
1) To fix the maximum salary for People's Commissars at 500 rubles a month for those without children* and an addition of 100 rubles for each child**; [for exceptionally highly paid workers] apartments are allowed not exceeding one room per member of the family; 2) to appeal to all local Soviets of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants' Deputies to prepare and carry out revolutionary measures for a special tax on higher officials;
3) to instruct the Ministry of Finance to prepare a general draft law on such a reduction; [5] 4. to instruct the Ministry of Finance and all individual commissars immediately to study the estimates of the ministries and to cut all excessively high salaries and pensions.