MOSCOW, April 21 Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova instructed federal executive bodies and regions to take measures to pay off wage arrears in organizations — debtors, told reporters in the vice-premier's secretariat.
Golikova held a regular meeting of the interdepartmental working group to review the situation on the labor market.
«One of the issues was the discussion of the repayment of wage arrears in debtor organizations. «.6 million rubles, according to Rosstat. Compared with February, the total debt decreased by 3.5%, or 28.3 million rubles. Tatyana Golikova instructed the federal executive authorities and regions to take comprehensive measures to pay off the existing debt, «says in the message.
According to Golikova, the number of registered unemployed in employment centers currently stands at 529 thousand people, which is almost 35 thousand less than at the beginning of the year. The number of idle workers is 29 thousand people, which is 54 thousand less than at the beginning of the year, she said.