For today in the state budget the figure of the minimum salary 3723 grivnas is fixed. This was on Thursday, February 22, said Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavel Rozenko.

He also assured that he personally fully supports the initiative of the president to raise wages, so that in case of an opportunity to set a certain period, when this should be done. The initiative of the president in 4100 can and should be realized not only by the end of the year. I hope that by the end of the first or second quarters we will take such decisions together, "the Deputy Prime Minister said..

In addition, Rosenko stressed the significant additional income to the pension fund. As he said, now "the picture at us is realistic enough", - he.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, earlier Rosenko explained that raising the minimum wage is possible, if there are economic prerequisites. He recalled that from January 1 the size of the minimum wage is 3,723 hryvnia. However, the Law on the State Budget of Ukraine states that the government should return to this issue and consider the possibility of further raising the minimum wage, "explained Rosenko, stressing that for such a step there should be appropriate economic prerequisites.