MOSCOW, June 14 (RAPSI) – President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree of Russian judges’ position salary increment, according to the document published on the official website of legal information.

The judges’ salaries will be increased by a factor of 1,043 starting October 1, 2019.

Putin has ordered the government to cough up the funding of expenses related to the order implementation.

The document has been approved to ensure social guarantees for judges as well as full and independent administration of justice.