Russians were told about the reduction in the cost of the minimum set of meals
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- The minimum monthly food package in August on average across Russia fell by 2.4 percent and amounted to 7.96 thousand rubles.
- The cheapest basket was recorded in Mordovia, the most expensive - in Chukotka.
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Data on the cost of the minimum food set were provided by Rusprodsoyuz.
The minimum monthly food package per person in August on average across Russia fell by 2.4 percent, to 7.96 thousand rubles. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to data from Rusprodsoyuz.
The cost of a food basket is lowest in Mordovia - 6.42 thousand rubles, followed by the Penza region - 6.61 thousand. Products will cost significantly more in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - 21.3 thousand rubles, and also in the Kamchatka Territory - 13.54 thousand.
In Moscow and the Moscow region, the cost of a minimum set of meals in the last month of summer was 9.42 thousand rubles and 8.49 thousand, respectively. In St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, the figures are comparable - 9.39 thousand rubles and 9 thousand rubles.
Earlier, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov promised that in 2027 the minimum wage (minimum wage) in Russia will increase to 28,935 rubles, and by 2030 - to 35 thousand. At the same time, in 2026 there is no region in the country that would consider a minimum wage level below 50 thousand rubles worthy.
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Increase in the minimum wage to 28,935 rubles by 2027
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Open Questions
- What products are included in the calculation of the minimum set?
