Russia Survey: 90% Don’t Want to Be Paid in Digital Rubles – CBDC Setback?
Most citizens in Western Russia say they do not want to get paid in digital rubles, dealing a further blow to the Central Bank’s CBDC plans.
Per the media outlet Lipetsk News, the recruitment agency HH conducted a digital ruble-themed survey of job seekers in the key Lipetsk Oblast in Western Russia.
But it appears citizens in the region remain lukewarm when it comes to CBDC adoption, with 90% stating they did not want to be paid in digital ruble tokens.
Ten percent of respondents said they would be happy to be paid the entirety of their salaries in digital rubles, while 11% said they would accept being paid “partly” in CBDC coins, providing that portion was less than half of their salary.
The agency also found that some 51% of workers in the Lipetsk Obslast said they were “definitely not ready to switch to payments in digital rubles,” while 38% said they were “unsure” about the coin.
In early August, another survey revealed that the majority of Russians were “not interested” or even worried about the Central Bank’s coin.
A number of business leaders in Russia have also expressed mixed feelings about the digital ruble pilot.
The nation’s biggest banking association has also claimed that citizens are “extremely wary” of the digital ruble.
The group called on the Central Bank to introduce “a direct ban on forcing citizens to open a digital ruble wallet.”
However, the Central Bank may be cheered to learn that some sectors in Lipetsk appear ready to embrace the CBDC.
Among those expressing enthusiasm about the CBDC, around two-thirds (64%) of workers in the administrative field said they welcomed digital ruble pay.
And 60% of financial and accountancy professionals said they were looking forward to a day when salaries were paid in CBDC
Read more on cryptonews.com
