Wage Arrears in Ukraine Reduce by 39.2%

By December 10 wage arrears had totaled UAH 2.997 billion, which is the lowest figure since 1996, Ukrainian Labor and Social Policy Minister Ivan Sakhan told reporters Wednesday. Meanwhile in a census the statistic bodies of Ukraine filed necessary documentation for 48.86 million people, which makes 99.9% of the expected population as of January 1, 2002, State Statistics Committee head Olexandr Osaulenko told journalists Wednesday, informs “Interfax-Ukraine”.