Rosstat announced an increase in wage debt in Russia by 7.1%

It is noted that as of August 1, 2019, the amount of debts amounted to 2.75 billion rubles.

The materials say that out of the total amount of debt, about 1.2 billion rubles (44.1%) are debts formed in 2019.

At the same time, 697.4 million rubles (25.3%) of the total amount is the debt formed in 2017. The volume of debts in 2017 and earlier periods is 841.3 million rubles (30.6%).

Earlier, RT reported that Rosstat found out the main reasons for unemployment in Russia.