National Statistical Committee Finally Acknowledged Fall Of Wages In Belarus

An average salary amounted to almost 377 dollars in September.

The average salary in Belarus in September amounted to 732.9 Belarusian rubles, tut.by reports with reference to the National Statistical Committee.

It is 17.4 Belarusian rubles less if compared to August.

Let us remind, that according to the National Statistics Committee, the last fall in the average salary of Belarusians was in April.

The average salary of Belarusians in dollar terms amounted to almost 377 dollars in September.

Let us remind, it was 6 dollars higher in August.

The salary of workers and employees amounted to 734.8 Belarusian rubles in September. It is 17 rubles less than in August.

An average monthly nominal accrued wage includes income tax and mandatory insurance contributions of a worker. Contributions of employers to social insurance of workers are not included in the average wage.

The National Statistics Committee specialists calculate the average wage by dividing the salary fund (including the income tax and mandatory insurance employee contribution for the reporting period) accrued to the employees of the organization by the number of employees of the organization and the number of months in the period.

Let us remind, the website charter97.org has conducted a survey among its readers. Most of them have acknowledged that the figures announced by the National Statistics Committee were not true.