The minimum wage in the Sverdlovsk region in the second quarter of 2017 will grow by five rubles. About it reports on Thursday, March 9, Znak.com with reference to the draft decree of the regional government.
According to him, with the increase in the living wage will be 9978 rubles per month per capita. While for pensioners it will rise to 35 rubles (up to 8255 rubles), and for children — 3 rubles (10 to 210 rubles per month).
As noted, the minimum amount required for the maintenance of able-bodied citizen, in this case remain unchanged — 10 653 rubles.
The size of the subsistence minimum in the country is 9776 rubles, for able-bodied population — 10 524 rubles.
February 27, Deputy Prime Minister for social Affairs Olga Golodets said that about five million people get paid the minimum wage. The value of the minimum wage in Russia amounted to 7.5 thousand rubles, but from July 1 it will increase by 4 percent to 7.8 thousand rubles a month. The government discussed various options to bring the minimum wage to a living wage.