A new schedule for increasing the tariff rate of the first category is being developed in Belarus

May 19, Minsk /Elena Prus - BELTA/. A new schedule for increasing the first-category tariff rate is being developed in Belarus. This was announced by First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Petr Grushnik at a press conference today, BELTA correspondent reports. "The first-category tariff rate will be increased in any case this year in order to meet the set targets for wage growth," said Petr Grushnik. The task has been set to reach a year-end wage level of $500 in equivalent terms, including $405 in the public sector. The previous schedule provided for an increase in the first-category tariff rate in April, September, and November of the current year.-0-