Statistical indicators of
January show a positive impact on the economy of doubling the minimum wage up
to UAH 3200. In January, 28 thousand new businesses were created the country
and the number of unemployed citizens was decrease by 16%. There was deregulating
the economy of the country.
This was started by
participants of the meeting chaired by Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysmanon
the payment of minimum wages at rate of UAH 3200. The meeting was also attended
by Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Andriy Reva, Minister
of Finance of Ukraine Oleksandr Danylyuk and Chairman of the
State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov.
"We lived the first month
of 2017. On all indicators we have today a rising trend in quantity, quality
jobs and higher wages for people of working age," said the Prime Minister.
"We consider that it is
the right step to increase the minimum wage. February and March will clearly
show that we have an increasing number of entrepreneurs, increasing the minimum
wage, the average wage for Ukrainians, though the fact that prices will remain
within seasonal fluctuations without any other additional inflationary
processes," - said Volodymyr Groysman.
The Prime Minister called for
dialogue with business in order to help as quickly as possible to implement the
decision on the minimum wage.
"The very purpose of
inspections is to ensure that everyone pays a fair minimum wage and not avoided
it. I'm not interested in penalties - I'm interested in the depth of coverage
decision on UAH 3200," said VolodymyrGroysman.
He also said that the budget
sphere provides sufficient resources to ensure the payment of higher wages to
teachers, doctors, respectively by 50% and 30%, as well as to rescuers.
"Our goal is to do
everything we can do to achieve maximum coverage of the execution of the
decision that every working person has to earn wages of at least UAH 3200. It
is our fundamental task. We need to take care of every working person,"
said the Head of Government.
In turn, the Chairman of the
State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov said that according to
the SFS, in January of 2017 there were registered almost 28 thousand new
entrepreneurs in Ukraine.
156 thousand private
entrepreneurs were closed during January, of which only 16.4 thousand are
really working, said Roman Nasirov. 90% of those who ceased their business
activity in December-January were on the common system of taxation. Of these
98% did not exercise any economic activity, he said.
Personal income tax was collected
by 40% more, nearly UAH 2.9 billion, than in January last year, a unified
social tax – by UAH 700 million more. Compared with planned revenues of a
unified social tax it is an additional UAH 1.8 billion, or 20%, informed Roman Nasirov.
Also during January 45
thousand people were employed. Thus, by 32%, or 11 thousand, compared to last
year the number of employed people increased. While the number of quickly
employed increased from 14 to 26 thousand people, said Minister of Social
Policy Andriy Reva.
The number of unemployed has
decreased by 16% or by 80 thousand people, according to data of the State
employment center. The number of people who receive unemployment benefits also
was decreased by 15% or 63 million people.
"This story about mass
layoffs, I can tell you: in January 2017 29 thousand persons were warned about
the dismissal and for comparison with January of 2016 year the number of those
who were warned by 26% less, Andriy Reva said. - These figures
show that despite claims of failure and other things, the facts say otherwise:
the situation on the labor market is improving on the contrary".
According to data the number
of new vacancies in the database of the employment service increased by 37
thousand, or 48%, and amounted to 115 thousand in January 2017, he said.
Due to the increase in the
minimum wage the average wage for the position is UAH 3900, which is almost
twice higher than last year.
Economic data also show that
after the doubling the minimum wage we have deregulation of the economy, said
Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk.
According to him, the planned
revenues to the State budget are implemented.
In January revenues of unified
social tax increased by UAH 1.9 billion, or almost 20%, personal income tax
compared to the same period of last year - by UAH 1.3 billion, or 38.6%.
"Money that directly
forms the resource, we get rhythmically as planned. Therefore, from the point
of view of the budget, we have any risk," Oleksandr Danyluk said.
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