{"id":163303,"date":"2025-11-06T23:00:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/163303\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-to-raise-minimum-wage-by-18-percent","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/163303\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to raise minimum wage by 18 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 6, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarus will increase the minimum wage (MW) by 18 percent on January 1, the government announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monthly MW will rise by 132 rubels to 858 rubels ($252 at the current exchange rate). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 1, 2025, the MW went up by 100 rubels to 726 rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MW rate is used for calculating for full-time pay and must account for at least 30 percent of the government&#8217;s target for the nominal average monthly wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the National Statistical Committee, nominal average monthly pay rose by 0.6 percent in September 2,746.4 rubels from August&#8217;s level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk traditionally leads with nominal pay of 3,620 rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to official targets, real disposable income is projected to rise by 4 percent in 2025 and by 4.8 percent in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Farmers to get paid higher bonuses in first two years of employment after graduation<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 16, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has signed an edict raising monthly bonuses to young specialists working on farms, his press office said. The monthly amount paid in addition to wages will rise from 0.46 to one base rate\u2014273 rubels ($92) &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/160347\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 6, Pozirk. Belarus will increase the minimum wage (MW) by 18 percent on January 1, the government announced. The monthly MW will rise by 132 rubels to 858 rubels ($252 at the current exchange rate). On January 1, 2025, the MW went up by 100 rubels to 726 rubels. 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