BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15
Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgia’s subsistence minimum increased in March 2020, Trend reports via the National Statistics Office (Geostat).
The living minimum wage for working-age men made 197.2 lari ($57.77) in February but increased by 3.80 lari ($1.11) to 201 lari ($58.88) in March.
The subsistence minimum for average household increased by 3.4 lari ($1) compared to February and stood at 178.1 lari ($52.18).
Georgia’s minimum subsistence level increased by 1.60 lari (48 cents) and totaled 197.2 lari ($59.50) in February 2021 compared to the previous month. The subsistence minimum of average consumer grew by 1.5 lari (45 cents) and amounted to 174.7 lari ($52.71), Geostat noted.
The National Statistics Office calculates the value of the subsistence minimum on the basis of the minimum cost of items in the food basket .
The minimum food basket contains 40 different products such as bread, cereals, meat, dairy products, vegetables, and confectionery.
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