According to him, it is important for the government to ensure the level of social standards, primarily salaries and pensions grew at a higher rate than inflation.

He also added that in 2017 real wage growth by 20% was ahead of the inflation rate.

Розенко noted that as a result of raising the minimum wage to 3200 UAH and increasing salaries of all categories of employees, incomes to the budget of the Pension Fund of Ukraine. And this allowed unscheduled, from October 1, 2017, to modernize pensions.

"As soon as we see that the economy is growing more vigorously, that we have an additional resource in the budget of the Pension Fund and the State Budget, we will certainly direct these additional funds to increase wages and pensions," he assured..

As previously reported, "URA-Inform", the minimum wage since January 1, 2018 in Ukraine has increased. The increase was 523 hryvnia. Thus, as of the beginning of the new year, "minimalk" in Ukraine is 3723 hryvnia per month. The increase took place in accordance with the approved in December State Budget for 2018.