The State Duma has increased the size of the minimum wage by more than 20% – RBC

The State Duma adopted a law to increase from July 1, the minimum wage by 20%, to 6.2 thousand. 7.5 thousand. Rub., “Interfax».

The authors of the bill were made by deputies Sergei Neverov, Vladimir Vasiliev, Olga Batalina and Andrei Isayev, as well as the Federation Council Galina Karelov and Valery Ryazan.

According Batalina, raising the minimum wage will affect about 1 million workers, of whom 87% work in state institutions. She noted that most often it is women working in the public sector, mainly in the field of education, and technical staff.

«Of course, increasing the minimum wage to 7500 rubles. – This is a serious measure to protect revenue, which simultaneously lowers and differentiation of incomes in our society “, – the MP underlined

On March 25 meeting of the forum of” United Russia “in St. Petersburg, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. decision to increase the minimum wage of Russians from 1 July 2016 21% and called deputies from the party “how to prepare a bill as soon as possible and quickly accept it».

As RBC wrote increase in minimum wage will lead to a proportional increase in insurance premiums of individual entrepreneurs.