In Belarus, from November 1, the subsistence minimum budget will increase. It will increase by 0.3% to 214.21 rubles. This is provided for by the Decree of the Ministry of Labor of October 26, 2018 No. 79.Following the BPM, one-time allowances for the birth of children will also increase.
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The Ministry of Labor clarifies that the size of the subsistence minimum budget on average per capita and for the main socio-demographic groups (in September 2018 prices of this year) from November 1 will be:
In connection with the change in the BPM, from November 1, the minimum labor pensions, social pensions, additional payments to pensioners aged 75 years and older who receive pensions from labor, employment and social protection authorities will also increase. Also, the allowances for pensions and increases in pensions for certain categories of pensioners, benefits for caring for a disabled person of group I or for a person who has reached the age of 80, and the amount of state benefits for families raising children will also change.
The new BPM will be valid until the end of January 2019.
In proportion to the growth of BPM, the size of some child benefits will also change. So, lump sum in connection with the birth of the first child will be 2142.1 rubles (now - 2136.7 rubles), and with the birth of the second and subsequent children - 2998.94 rubles (now - 2991.38 rubles).
| type of benefit | benefit amount | amount, rubles |
| allowance to families for children aged 3 to 18 during the period of raising a child under the age of 3 (monthly) | 50% BPM | 107,11 |
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for children other than a disabled child |
50% BPM | 107,11 |
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for children over 3 years old certain categories families: for a disabled child |
70% BPM | 149,95 |
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for the care of a disabled child under the age of 18 (monthly) with I and II degree of loss with III and IV degree of loss |
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| per child under the age of 18 infected with HIV (monthly) | 70% BPM | 149,95 |
A one-time allowance for women registered in government organizations health care before the 12-week gestation period, will increase to 214.21 rubles (now - 213.67 rubles).
The concept of "subsistence minimum" in Belarus is given by the Law "On the subsistence minimum in the Republic of Belarus" dated 07.05.2014. normative act is the legal basis for determining the value consumer basket.
It is considered the amount that is necessary to maintain the full functioning of the human body. The amount of money is sufficient to purchase a minimum list of food, non-food products and a set of services.
The indicator is calculated on the basis of sociological surveys, is set at the level of income that 10-20% of the poorest population have, or proceeds from the ability of the economy to provide social benefits (that is, it simply sets the maximum subsistence level that the economy of a particular state can provide).
Living wage in Belarus today is determined by the current legislation, which entered into force on November 1, 2016. Its value is 174.52 Belarusian rubles and corresponds to 1,745,200 at the old rate - before the monetary reform in Belarus. The amount was reduced in relation to the previous period by 98 kopecks, which in percentage terms amounted to 0.6%.
This year, the subsistence minimum has already increased four times, but the last decrease was recorded in the fall. previous year. The current cost of the minimum consumer basket will remain unchanged until the end of January next year.
Planning the minimum level of income of the population, necessary to ensure normal life, is required to sum up statistics on the well-being of all social strata of the population of the state.
The definition of the subsistence minimum budget is used in the future to calculate:
state aid to low-income families;
minimum wages and social benefits;
seniority cash benefits.
The living wage in Belarus today is a criterion for indexing the income of citizens. It acts as the main indicator in establishing benefits and targeted assistance. In addition, the amount of the subsistence minimum and the comparison of the value with real income citizens are determined by those segments of the population who need social support.
As mentioned above, the living wage in Belarus today affects many social benefits. However, according to Presidential Decree No. 726 “On the Calculation of Social Payments”, the highest budget for the last 2 quarters will be taken as the basis for assigning the amounts of these amounts. Thus, the Ministry of Labor of the Republic of Belarus officially stated that citizens should not worry, since a decrease valuation consumer basket will not affect payments calculated from its size.
Each state develops its own minimum payment program depending on the level of economic development. However, there are proposals to make this amount equal for all countries. But the proposal was rejected for a number of objective reasons.
One of the motives for the refusal of world economies from the equal calculation of the subsistence minimum was, for example, the need to provide the population with heat in winter time. In countries with a hot climate, this does not make sense, while in the northern powers a significant amount is spent on heating.
The living wage in Belarus today is the following amounts for different categories of citizens:
children under the age of 3 years - 111 rubles 99 kopecks;
children aged 3 to 6 years - 154 rubles 97 kopecks;
children aged 6 to 18 years - 191 rubles;
students - 169 rubles 72 kopecks;
citizens of working age - 193 rubles 14 kopecks;
citizens of retirement age - 134 rubles 41 kopecks.
From the cost of the consumer basket with the lowest necessary list food products are calculated and social contributions for the main needy segments of society, i.e. payments large families, disabled children, disabled citizens, the poor and so on.
In Belarus living wage budget on average per capita (BPM) in prices of June of the current year per month will be from August 1 to October 31, 2017 Br197.57. This decision is contained in the resolution of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection dated July 24, 2017 No. 32, the relevant department reported.
The new BPM increased by 7.5% compared to the standard in force from May 1 to July 31 this year (Br183.82). This is due to the increase in prices for fruits and vegetables of the new crop and the significant share of this item of expenditure in food products.
In connection with the change in the BPM, from August 1, 2017, the minimum labor and social pensions will increase; allowances, increases to pensions and additional payments to persons aged 75 years and older who receive pensions from labor, employment and social protection authorities; allowances for caring for a disabled person of group I or for a person who has reached the age of 80; as well as state benefits for children: at the birth of the first child - 10 BPM, the second and subsequent children - 14 BPM; for caring for a disabled child under the age of 18 - 1 BPM; for children aged 3 to 18 years during the period of raising a child under the age of 3 years - 0.5 BPM; for children over 3 years old from certain categories of families (0.5 BPM, 0.7 BPM), for children under the age of 18 infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (0.7 BPM).
In accordance with the decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, from August to October of this year, the BPM of the able-bodied population is Br218.87 (from May 1 to July 31 - Br204.35); pensioners - Br151.98 (now - Br141.50); students - Br192.79 (Br178.66); children under the age of three - Br125.87 (Br119.55); children aged three to six years - Br174.9 (Br163.83); children aged six to eighteen - Br215.5 (Br201.05).
According to experts, the BPM serves as a standard for indexing the income of the population, acts as a criterion of need in determining the right of citizens to state targeted social assistance (GASP) in the form of a monthly social benefit and providing food for children in the first two years of life. In addition, the subsistence minimum budget is used to calculate other payments and serves as an assessment criterion in determining the right of citizens to certain types of social support.
National legislation defines legal basis the concept of the subsistence minimum and its use. Thus, the subsistence minimum budget is the value of the minimum set of food products and non-food goods and services necessary to preserve human health, ensure his life, the cost of which is determined as a fixed share of the cost of the minimum set of food products, as well as mandatory payments and contributions. The subsistence minimum for the main socio-demographic groups of the population consists of minimum sets of food, non-food products and services (their cost is determined at 77% of the cost of the minimum food set).
Decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus dated April 26, 2019 No. 16 approved the following sizes of the subsistence minimum budget on average per capita and for the main socio-demographic groups for the period from May 1 to July 31, 2019. in the following sizes:
The Labor Code of the Republic of Belarus provides for a system of state guarantees for the remuneration of employees, which includes, among other guarantees, the amount of the minimum wages. The minimum wage (monthly and hourly) is the state minimum social standard in the field of remuneration for work under normal conditions while fulfilling the established (monthly or hourly) labor norm. The amount of the minimum wage, the procedure for its establishment and the conditions for the increase are determined by law. From January 1, 2018, by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of December 28, 2017 N 1022, the minimum wage is 305 rubles.
Due to repeated requests from legal and individuals on the procedure for additional payment to the level of the minimum wage (hereinafter referred to as the minimum wage), the department for labor, employment and social protection of the Mogilev City Executive Committee explains the following.
According to the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On the Establishment and Procedure for Increasing the Minimum Wage", the minimum wage is applied as the state minimum social standard in the field of remuneration for work under normal conditions when the established (monthly or hourly) labor norm is fulfilled in organizations of any organizational and legal forms, in including in public associations, partnerships of owners, garage cooperatives, gardening partnerships and other consumer cooperatives.
The size of the minimum wage as the lower limit of the remuneration of employees is mandatory for all employers with whom employees have labor relations based on an employment contract (contract), and does not apply to persons with whom other agreements have been concluded.
The salary accrued to an employee for work under normal conditions, who has worked out the norm of working hours and fulfilled the labor norm established for him, cannot be lower than the corresponding amount of the minimum wage.
The monthly minimum wage is applied to employees whose remuneration (payroll) is made on the basis of monthly tariff rates(salaries).
The hourly minimum wage applies to employees whose remuneration is based on the hourly tariff rate (salary), as well as those working part-time, part-time or not working for good reasons (illness, vacation, performance of state, public and military duties and etc.) the norm of working hours established by the employer.
In relation to employees working in the mode of summarized recording of working hours, based on the procedure for calculating their wages established by the employer, a monthly or hourly minimum wage is applied.
The amount of additional payment up to the minimum wage for employees whose wages are calculated on the basis of hourly tariff rates (salaries) is determined by comparing the amount of wages accrued to the employee for the working time actually worked in the billing period with the size of the minimum wage calculated on the basis of the hourly minimum wage, established in accordance with legislation, and actually worked hours.
In this case, the actually worked working time is the time worked by the employee according to the time sheet (other document) excluding time:
If the amount of wages accrued to the employee turns out to be lower than the minimum wage in force during the period for which wages are calculated, then the employer is obliged to make an additional payment up to its corresponding amount. At the same time, the additional payment to the minimum wage is made by the employer on a monthly basis.
Additional payment to the minimum wage is not made if in the billing period the employee did not fulfill the monthly or hourly labor standards established by the employer, including, without good reason, did not work the established norm of working hours (absenteeism, marriage through the fault of the employee, etc.).
All payments (allowances, bonuses, remuneration based on the results of work for the year, additional payments, etc.) as part of the wages accrued to the employee used to determine the amount of additional payment to the minimum wage, are included in full in the earnings of the month in which they fall according to personal account worker.
As part of the salary accrued to the employee for billing period used to determine the amount of additional payment to the minimum wage, the following payments are not taken into account:
1. Surcharges for combining professions (positions), expanding the service area (increasing the volume of work performed), performing the duties of a temporarily absent employee.
2. Wages accrued in case of non-fulfillment of production standards, marriage and downtime through no fault of the employee; for work on the day of the republican subbotnik.
3. Payments not related to remuneration of employees for work performed (material assistance, remuneration, allowance, value of gifts, etc.) provided for by law, local regulations legal acts, including:
3.1. for holidays, anniversaries, holidays, solemn events, for health improvement, treatment, rest, upon retirement;
3.2. based on the results of competitions, competitions, including those related to production activities, for ensuring the preparation and holding of festivals-fairs;
3.3. at the birth of a child, child care, in connection with the adoption (adoption) of a child, disabled people, large families;
3.4. employees with disabled children who are on maternity leave;
3.5. financial assistance, monthly wage supplements for young professionals with higher or secondary specialized education.
4. Payments of a compensatory nature, including payments related to the mode of work and working conditions, including:
4.1. payment for overtime work, weekends, public holidays and holidays established and declared by the President of the Republic of Belarus as non-working days, which are worked out in excess of the norm of working hours established by the employer;
4.2. allowances and surcharges established for work in special conditions labor (in heavy work, in work with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions, in areas of radioactive contamination, underground work, etc.);
4.3. surcharges for working at night or on a night shift in shift work, for dividing the working day into parts;
4.4. allowances (compensation) for the mobile and traveling nature of work, the production of work on a rotational basis, for permanent work on the road, work outside permanent place residence (field allowance) paid to employees in accordance with the law;
4.5. for unused vacation, for meals, including those provided free of charge, for travel, the purchase of methodological literature, subject journals and periodicals, in connection with moving to work in another area, for housing.
5. Payment for unworked time, during which the legislation, local regulatory legal acts provide for the preservation of average earnings, including for:
5.1. time of labor and social holidays, free days from work;
5.2. time of performance of state, public, military duties;
5.3. the time spent on examination or examination in medical institutions, advanced training, internship, retraining and vocational training, agricultural and other works.
6. All payments and expenses that are not reflected in the payroll fund when filling out the forms of state statistical observations of statistical indicators on labor, including:
6.1. severance pay (compensation) paid in cases of termination employment contract(contract);
6.2. allowances and other payments from the state social insurance; insurance payments on compulsory insurance from accidents at work and occupational diseases;
6.3. travel expenses within and in excess of the norms established by law;
6.4. the cost of issued uniforms, uniforms, overalls, safety shoes and other personal protective equipment, washing and neutralizing agents, milk and therapeutic and preventive nutrition or reimbursement of expenses to employees for the purchase and maintenance of uniforms, uniforms, overalls, safety shoes and other personal protective equipment;
6.5. compensation for damage determined by the court;
6.6. royalties paid under contracts for the creation and use of works of science, literature and art, as well as remuneration to authors of discoveries, inventions, industrial designs, etc.;
6.7. payment for subscriptions to health groups, classes in sections, clubs, communication services, cultural, entertainment and sports events, subscriptions to newspapers and magazines for personal use, reimbursement of parents' fees for keeping children in preschool education institutions;
6.8. in connection with the death of close relatives, natural disaster, fire, injury, serious illness and other family circumstances;
6.9. granted subsidies for the construction (reconstruction of residential premises), the acquisition of housing, the establishment of a household;
6.10. income from the participation of employees in the property of the organization (dividends, interest, payments on equity shares, shares, etc.);
6.11. in compensation for additional expenses related to the performance of work duties by employees (costs for the use of employees' Vehicle, equipment, tools and other property for the needs of the organization);
6.12. insurance payments (contributions) paid by the organization under contracts of personal, property and other insurance in favor of employees.
From August 1, 2017 in Belarus (based on the Decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus dated July 24, 2017 No. 32), a subsistence minimum budget has been established on average per capita and for the main socio-demographic groups of the population in June 2017 prices, calculated for a month .
In accordance with the Decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus dated July 24, 2017 No. 32, the average subsistence minimum budget per capita and for the main socio-demographic groups of the population in the prices of June 2017 is set per month for the period from August 1 until October 31, 2017 in the following amounts:
on average per capita - 197 Belarusian rubles 57 kopecks;
able-bodied population - 218 Belarusian rubles 87 kopecks;
pensioners - 151 Belarusian rubles 98 kopecks;
students - 192 Belarusian rubles 79 kopecks;
children under the age of three years - 125 Belarusian rubles 87 kopecks;
children aged three to six years - 174 Belarusian rubles 90 kopecks;
children aged six to eighteen - 215 Belarusian rubles 50 kopecks.
Text Resolution of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus dated July 24, 2017 No. 32 officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus. The Decree comes into force after its official publication.
If it is as simple as possible, then BPM is the amount of money that, according to the state, a person can survive. BPM, like minimum consumer budget (MPB), is approved by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Belarus every quarter. BPM has a direct impact on the amount of child allowances and assistance to low-income citizens and families. BPM is also used as a basis for calculating minimum size old-age pensions, scholarships, allowances. BPM already concepts BCH, since it does not include the cost of cultural and educational events and recreation. In this way, BPM and BCH Although the concepts are similar, they should not be confused.
