Wages in Belarus’ public sector to average $430 in 2008, $550 in 2009

Wages in the public sector in Belarus will average $430 by the end of 2008, $550 by the end of 2009. The average wages in the real product sector will be equal to $600-630, Prime Minister of the country Sergei Sidorsky informed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA was told in the head of state’s press service. In the State of the Nation Address in April the President of Belarus set the target before the Government to raise the wages to $700 in equivalent by 2010. Alexander Lukashenko also urged to see to it that all social programmes especially are financed in full volume in 2009. Pension benefits should be growing at the same pace as wages. The President urged to observe this rule unswervingly. Sergei Sidorsky informed that pensions will be indexed again by the end of the year.