Putin saw a “necessary opportunity” to raise the minimum wage
The Russian government will raise the minimum wage, promised Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the head of public organization “OPORA Russia” Alexander Kalinin.
For this, in the opinion of the head of state, “have the necessary resources”.
“We definitely still have to do it, — reports TASS the words of the President. It is our task, our obligations to the citizens. But just from a purely moral reasons we humans can’t get paid less than a living wage. It’s just impossible.”
According to the head of state, before “it was not possible to solve this problem,” but now, “despite all the difficulties, still the economy is growing”.