For the very first time the Ministry of statistics and analysis frankly mentioned the basic reasons for the fall in the labor payment level: increase in the amount of ready goods’ reserves at the warehouses, slowdown in the production process and, consequently, increase in the duration of involuntary holiday-leaves, as well as organizations’ transition to a shorter working day and/or week.
Throughout past year the state policy in this sphere was pretty much defined by Alexander Lukashenko’s pre-election promise to raise average real salary in the country to the level of $100 in ruble equivalent. However, the fulfillment of this task encountered companies’ financial difficulties, owing to which the salary payment indebtedness periodically rose to 20% of the monthly fund, while in agriculture – to 200%. Most efforts were concentrated on the budget sphere. Villagers, who were left totally penniless before the New Year eve, had to be paid out of the budget credits. Nonetheless, in November the real salary fell in all of the agriculture, diminishing as compared with October 2002 by 5,9%.
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