Pensions will increase in Belarus from August 1

MINSK, July 17 – Sputnik. Workers' pensions will increase by an average of 10% in Belarus from the beginning of next month, according to the decree of President Alexander Lukashenko

On Tuesday, the head of state signed Decree No. 278 on recovery pensions The document provides for the recalculation of labor pensions from 1 August 2018 because of the growth of average wages of workers in the republic by adjusting the real earnings of pensioners on the basis of the average wage of workers in the republic, ennoy the previous recalculation of pensions "-. in a statement

Thus, the pension will increase on average by 10%

The pension last time in Belarus increased in May this year -. According to the April decree of Lukashenko. Then, the average income of Belarussian pensioners increased by 5.4% and rose to about 340 rubles. Later – at the end of June – Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Zharko announced during a speech to parliamentarians that in 2018 the retreats will be recounted once again. So, most likely, it's the last increase in pension payments in the republic this year.