At an extraordinary meeting today, August 25, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the bill on raising the minimum wage in the first and second readings.
Yes, according to the draft law, the minimum wage should be increased by 1 hryvnias from September 277 — from 4723 hryvnias to 5000 hryvnias. 326 deputies voted "for" in the first reading. In the second - 295 People's Deputies.
It is worth noting that the expenses for raising the minimum wage are proposed to be implemented due to the increase in income from the personal income tax — by 461 million 337,8 thousand. hryvnias and value-added tax on goods (works, services) produced in Ukraine, taking into account budget compensation — by 80 million hryvnias, as well as a reduction in the expenses of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (service of the state debt) by 3 billion 461 million 224,9 thousand UAH
