Salaries, pensions to increase 20%

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a decree on 9 July on increasing the sizes of the salaries, pensions, stipends and social allowances on average by 20%.

According to the decree, starting from 1 August, the size of the minimum salary will make up 45,215 soums per month, pension and allowanced to disabled from childhood – 88,845 soums, and allowances to the elderly and disabled citizens without the required work experience – 54,265 soums.