Gazprom deputy chairman Elena Ilyukhina has proposed to cut the staff of the central office almost in half - from 4,100 to 2,500 people, 47news has learned. Proposal was sent to Alexei Miller at the end of December. Over 20 years, the number of employees in Gazprom's administration has grown several times, and the payroll currently amounts to ₽50 billion a year.