In Ukraine established a new minimum subsistence level

Today, January 1, minimum wage in the Ukraine is fixed at the level of 1.7 thousand UAH per person.

Compared to 1 January 2017, the statutory minimum amount for survival increased by 156 UAH.

During 2018, according to the state budget, the living wage will be:

– from January 1 – UAH 1700, 1 July 1777 UAH, from December 1 – UAH 1853;

for children under 6 years: 1 January – 1492 UAH, from 1 July 1559 UAH, from December 1 – UAH 1626;

for children aged 6 to 18 years: from January 1 – 1860 UAH, from 1 July 1944 UAH, from December 1 – UAH 2027;

– for able-bodied persons: from January 1, 1762 UAH, from 1 July 1841 UAH, from December 1 – UAH 1921;

– for persons who lost working capacity: from 1 January – 1373 UAH, from July 1 – 1435 UAH, from December 1 – UAH 1497.

Recall that the increase in cost of living will affect the increase of salaries of deputies and teachers. Thus, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada now gets 12 minimum, representing 20.4 ths. And ordinary members, Council committees to 10 living wages, that is 17 thousand UAH. Additionally, premiums and allowances that automatically increase salaries of MPs doubled.

For teachers the education reform planned a substantial increase in salary. But in 2018 we should expect the increase of salaries of workers of low qualification category up to four times the subsistence minimum, that is, to 6.8 thousand UAH.

In Ukraine established a new minimum subsistence level

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