Nizhny Novgorod's decent wage will increase by almost 5%

An independent expert in the fight against corruption ends the draft of the relevant resolution of the regional government on July 19, 2018, reports a correspondent REGNUM

An increase in the index calculated for the last socio-economic demographic categories For the able-bodied population, the increase will be 4.76% – from 9.841 to 10.309 rubles, for pensioners – from 7573 to 7911 rubles (4.46%) and for children – 5, 7% (from 9.548 to 10.092 rubles).

According to Nizhegorodstat, in the region's consumer market for the first half of the year, the inflation rate at the end of 2017 was 2.9%. Food products grew by an average of 3.2%, non-food products by 2.8% and services by 2.6%. Expenditure of the consolidated budget for social support measures for residents for the bonds of the Nizhny Novgorod region in 2017 amounted to more than 12.825 billion rubles

Recall that the minimum subsistence is the cost of 39, a conditional consumption basket. The minimum wage can not be below the minimum subsistence level.