The Russians told what they spent the New Year’s prize on

In Russia, 30% of citizens spent the premium they received at the end of 2021 on gifts and a New Year’s table. This is stated in the study of the Rabota.ru service, the results of which were received by Izvestia on Thursday, January 13th.

A quarter of the respondents contributed the money they received for a loan or mortgage. 16% of the study participants postponed funds for the future, 10% spent on their health, and 9% each postponed for vacations or large purchases.

Only 8% of the respondents spent the premium on themselves – on new clothes, jewelry or cosmetics. 7% spent money on renovations, 6% spent on buying real estate. Another 5% of respondents paid for their training with a bonus, and 3% bought new equipment.

In total, 28% of Russians received the premium at the end of the year, and 72% did not receive the annual remuneration. 37% of the respondents said that they received a bonus of up to 10 thousand rubles, 17% of the respondents – up to 20 thousand rubles, 9% – up to 30 thousand rubles, and 8% – up to 50 thousand rubles. Another 13% of the survey participants indicated that they were paid more than 50 thousand rubles, and 16% received the 13th salary as an incentive from the employer.

The study took place in December last year in all regions of Russia among the economically active population over 18 years old. More than 7 thousand respondents took part in it.

In early December, the Rabota.ru service reported that almost 65% of the surveyed employers are going to reward their employees at the end of the year. 29% of employers indicated that they will pay bonuses only to some employees, and 35% will refrain from this practice.

In addition, 67% of the companies surveyed said they plan to increase their salaries by 10-20% in the coming 2022. 3% stated their intention to raise the salary of employees by 1.5 times or more.