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For the purpose of
stimulating domestic demands, the Government of the Republic of Belarus sticks to
the line of permanent increase of real incomes of population. The policy of the
State in the field of incomes and payment for labour is exercised stemming from
the strategic goal of increasing the standard of living of population on the
basis of sustainable economic growth. One of the most essential results of
social policy in 2001 was increase of monetary incomes of population and
increase of their purchasing power. Further increase of salaries and wages of
people employed in the budgetary sphere will be ensures by a step-by-step
increase of the first-category tariff rate to the living wage minimum. In 2002,
the size of the first-category tariff rate should reach 60% of the living wage
minimum (from December 2001 it was established at the rate of 33.3%). The
measures planned would make it possible to increase monthly average salaries in
the national economy, in 2002, 1.4 times, brining them by the end of the year
to 120-125 US dollar equivalent.
Real salaries of employees in 2001 were increased by
30.3% as compared to 2000. The purchasing power of salaries went up. While in
2000 one monthly average salary allowed buying 1.3 sets of commodities and
services included into the minimum consumer budget, then in 2001 it was
equivalent to 1.5 sets.
Real monetary incomes of population increased by 25% as compared
to 2000, as a result of measures taken to increase salaries, pensions and
allowances in 2001.
The system of targeted
social support was introduced
in the Republic as from 1 January 2001; the main beneficiaries of this support
are families rearing many children and incomplete families rearing minor
children.