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The salaries of employees working in budgetary agencies and organizations and their pensions, social benefits and scholarships will be increased by an average of 15 percent in Uzbekistan starting August 15, 2013

Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed a decree, under which the minimum salary is set at 91,530 soums per month, minimum old-age pension and allowances for those disabled from childhood - 179,020 soums, benefits for the elderly and disabled citizens without required work experience i- 109,850 soums per month starting August 15.

The costs associated with the increase of salaries of employees of budgetary agencies and organizations, pensions, allowances and scholarships are made at the expense of the national budget and the Finance Ministry's off budget pension fund.

The minimum salary was previously increased by an average of 1.1 times in late 2012. Then, the minimum salary was set at 79,590 soums per month, the minimum old-age pension and allowances for those disabled from childhood was set to 155,670 soums, benefits for the elderly and disabled citizens without required work experience was made to be 95,520 soums per month.