44378105 Half of the salaries in Russia were "gray"
About 50 percent of salaries in Russia are "gray". On this, as reported by Interfax, said the chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) Mikhail Shmakov. According to Shmakov, in recent years, the proportion of "gray" wage in Russia is only growing. In this case, the chairman of the FNPR noted that it adversely affects the protection of workers because of the gray wages reduced tax payments. In early April the head of the Federal State Statistics Service, Alexander Suriname in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta said that the proportion of "gray" economy in Russia is 16 per cent of GDP, and employed in it about 13 million people. Suriname noted that under the "gray" economy means the informal labor market and hidden wages. Then the head of the Federal State Statistics Service reported that the calculations do not take into account data "illicit activities: prostitution, drug trafficking, pornography and counterfeiting." Informal labor market Rosstat investigated by interviewing the respondents. On January 1, 2011 in Russia increased премиум rates from 28 to 34 percent, but in the end of March, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, demanded that it reduce, noting that it is important for improving business and investment climate in the country. The increase in премиум rates could significantly affect the increase in wages in the "envelopes".
