Ukrainians have become 60% poorer: the Maidan and the authorities are to blame, - economist
Kyiv, December 23 (PolitNavigator, Alexander Semenyuta) – As of December 1, 2014, the official average salary in Ukraine was 3421 UAH or 180 in dollar equivalent, while a year ago it was 3234 UAH. or 440 dollars. Economist Alexander Okhrimenko wrote about this on his Facebook page.
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The analyst blames the decline in social standards on the Maidan. “The fact that even the official wages of Ukrainians in dollar terms fell by more than 2 times is solely to blame for the Maidan and the current government,” writes Okhrimenko.
Meanwhile, Ukrainians cannot even get the money they earn, which is depreciating before our eyes. According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, wage arrears have increased almost threefold since the beginning of the year and at the end of November amounted to UAH 2,2 billion. versus UAH 753 million. at the beginning of 2014.
Compared to the end of 2013, the amount of debt has doubled - from UAH 989 million. Traditionally, the largest debts are in the public sector.
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