Almost 20% of inhabitants of Russia announced the reduction of salaries

By the end of 2018 18.3% of respondents have noticed a reduction in the amount of their wages. This is stated in the study of the Institute for social analysis and forecasting Ranhigs referenced by the newspaper “Izvestia”.

According to experts, in 62.5% of Russians income has not changed, at 19.2% of citizens ‘ salaries grew. Thus, 41.4% of respondents reported an increase in workload, 52% of respondents it remained at the same level, at 6.6 percent — decreased. In the survey participated 1.6 thousand of Russians working in all types of settlements and the massive socio-demographic groups.

It is emphasized that the results of the research of the Ranepa differ from the official figures of Rosstat about increasing earnings by 9.4% by the end of 2018. According to Rosstat, the average salary in March 2019 was 46.3 thousand roubles a year earlier the figure was of 42.3 thousand.

According to experts, the concept of average salaries used by Rosstat does not reflect the real picture of the labor market, because the situation is very different if you take a separate region, sector, specific specialty.

hidden from the statistical observations. In particular, taken into account self-employed and those who have break-in period.

According to official statistics, the poverty line today are 19.3 million Russians (13.2% of the population). Real incomes fall for the fifth consecutive year. For the last two years the number of citizens planning their future in the next five to six years, reduced from 17 to 11%. Over 60% of Russians are ashamed perpetual poverty in Russia.

The resignation of the current government of the Russian Federation are in one way or another 53% of Russians. It showed the January survey, “Levada-center”. The main claims of the Russians to present to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation the rise in prices and the decline in income.

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