Ilya Karpyuk: Living wage of the economy
Ilya Karpyuk Low calorie lunch All debates about economic growth, the budget deficit and other “high” matters in Russia look absolutely meaningless approximately once a quarter, when the federal government and regional administrations publish the next level of the living wage. So, on March 30, Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree that established: in the fourth quarter of 2016, a person of working age can live on 10,466 rubles, a child needs 9,434 rubles, and a pensioner needs 8,000 rubles.