From July 1, 2005, the minimum monthly wage will be 310 hryvnias, and from September 1 it will increase to the level of the subsistence minimum, which is 332 hryvnias. This was reported by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, as reported by "proUA" in the press service of the Ministry of Labor.
According to the minister, also from July 1, salaries and wage rates of public sector employees will be increased by 6.9%. "In January and April, salaries in the public sector, as well as the minimum wage, increased by 10.5% and 10.7% respectively, and from July 1 they will increase by another 6.9%. We will do everything possible to maintain such positive dynamics, because this is exactly what our fellow citizens expect from the government," emphasized Vyacheslav Kyrylenko.