By a vote of 416-0, the State Duma approved an increase in the monthly minimum wage to 720 rubles, or $26 by 1 January and 800 rubles, or some $30 by 1 May 2005.
More than one-fifth of Russia's population lives below the poverty level, according to official statistics.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)
More than one-fifth of Russia's population lives below the poverty level, according to official statistics.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)