Dole may be increased in Belarus

The Belarusian government is discussing the possibility of increasing the dole to the level of the living wage. The dole is two base amounts now – 360 thousand roubles. The living wage totals almost 1.5 millions.

The government is also discussing the unemployment insurance programme, BelaPAN reports. There were 43 thousand officially unemployed people in Belarus a month ago.

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