Wage arrears in Ukraine shrink to almost US$110 mln in March

At operating enterprises, arrears were estimated at US$67.1 million.

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Ukrainian enterprises' wage arrears before workers in March 2020 shrank by 1.8% from February 2020, to UAH 2.964 billion (US$109.6 million) as of April 1, 2020.

At operating enterprises, arrears were estimated at UAH 1.816 billion (US$67.1 million) as of April 1, 2020, which was 3.9% down from the figure reported as of March 1, 2020, the State Statistics Service reported.

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The report does not include information from temporarily occupied areas in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol, and certain areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, it said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the minimum wage in Ukraine from January 1, 2020, increased by UAH 550 (US$20.33), to UAH 4,723 (US$175) per month, or UAH 28.31 (US$1.05) per hour.

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