State sector wage arrears fall slightly

Oct 30, 2000 at 20:00
KYIV ,Oct 30 - According to State Statistics Committee data, state sector wage arrears fell by Hr 0.6 million or 0.2 percent in September, amounting to Hr 328 million as of October 10.

State sector wage arrears have reduced by 39 percent or Hr 212 million since the start of this year.

In August, state sector wage arrears fell by Hr 123.9 million, or 27.4 percent, amounting to Hr 328.6 million.

On January 10, salary debts from the budget totaled Hr 540.6 million, a twofold decline over last year.

Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko has promised to pay all pension debts and no less than half of the budget's debt for salaries.

At the start of July, deputy Finance Minister Volodymyr Matveychuk told journalists that the cabinet intends to fulfill its promise to pay salary debts to budget workers.

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