Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, the leader of United Russia Dmitry Medvedev called on Russians to remember the salary of 20 years ago $ 50 and feel the difference, writes RIA Novosti.
“No one remembers almost. When Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin became president in 2000, the average salary in the country was about $ 50. This needs to be reminded our opponents,” he said. Medvedev noticed that such an unprecedented growth of the social component, as in Russia, is almost no in other countries.
Earlier, Russians noticed the fall of their revenues on a quarter. This is stated in the Credit Suisse Emerging Consumer Survey 2021 study dedicated to developing countries. Russia’s inhabitants also headed anti-raid to make accumulations.
In April, Vladimir Putin demanded to achieve an advanced increase in income of the population and an increase in investments in the regions from the list of “laggards”. Last year, the head of state noted that the share of Russians that can be attributed to the middle class exceeded 70 percent.