12 out of 25 districts of the Vitebsk region approached the salary level of $500

July 22, Dokshytsy District / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. 12 out of 25 districts of the Vitebsk region have approached the salary level of $500. This was announced today at a field meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee by Mikhail Leshchinsky, Chairman of the Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, BELTA correspondent reports. In January-May of the current year, the nominal accrued average monthly salary of employees in the Vitebsk region increased by 12.9% compared to January-May 2009. In the public sector, the average monthly salary increased by 10.3%, and in enterprises of communal property - by 15.1%. Interregional differentiation in labor remuneration decreased from 2.07 times in January-May 2009 to 1.92 times in January-May 2010. At the same time, the region fulfilled the task of wage growth by 97.3%. Out of 25 districts and cities, only 5 reached the planned growth rates. In agriculture, out of 295 organizations, 66.4% did not fulfill the republican task. 135 organizations have an average monthly salary of less than $200 in equivalent terms, of which 110 are organizations of communal property. The largest number of organizations with a low salary level is observed in the public sector - 32.6%, agricultural production sectors - 29.6%, industry - 19.3%, and consumer services - 10.3%. According to Mikhail Leshchinsky, to ensure unconditional achievement of the salary level of $500, enterprises and organizations need to ensure the fulfillment of socio-economic indicators, including a production volume growth rate of at least 120%.