"Tell me, in which Belarus is the average salary $886?" — "At the dairy factory!"
Belarusians were surprised by the average salary figures announced by Lukashenka and are sharing their real incomes.
Accepting the government report, Lukashenka noted that last year the average salary of Belarusians was 2693 rubles, or $886 in equivalent. At the same time, the growth of incomes allegedly significantly outpaced the growth of labor productivity. After watching a corresponding video on TikTok, people were surprised by the announced figures and talked about their salaries.
The comment that garnered the most likes (over 8100) was:
"Tell me, in which Belarus is the average salary $886?"
Its author was explained:
"It's just that some people eat cabbage, and some eat meat. And together, we eat stuffed cabbage rolls. That's how it is with salaries."
"They probably confused dollars with rubles"
Many people are convinced that it should be 886 rubles, not dollars. This opinion was supported by over 6000 viewers.
"Excuse me! Did I mishear?! Salary $886? Where?! Good people, please tell me!" — one viewer doesn't hide their emotions.
"Excuse me, but they probably confused dollars with rubles," "that's what it seems like to me...", "But he doesn't know that the average salary is 886 Belarusian rubles," — others support him.
Some sarcastically note:
"Which Belarus is he talking about?", "Apparently, I don't live in Belarus", "Can I move to that Belarus where the salary is $880, because I only get $380?"
"So it's growing on paper, but the real salary is 900-1300, and that's before taxes," — another commenter believes, and almost a thousand others share his opinion.
Real figures
People are massively sharing figures from their pay slips:
"What $886? I work as a welder, my salary is 500 rubles, and not always even that."
"My earnings are 738 rubles."
"My salary is 670 rubles."
"In kindergartens, we barely get 750 rubles."
"Please look at how much a hospital orderly earns, it's heartbreaking — 800 rubles."
"Working on a farm from 4 AM to 11 PM, and the salary is 800 rubles a month."
"Great, 304 hours a month, salary 1050, working as a chef during probation, great."
"1100 at the factory."
"My son works as a welder and gets 1350 rubles."
"An engineer in the management of the MAZ bus factory, has not yet received more than 1600."
"Where does he get these figures? What 3 thousand average? The salary of people I know is 1300-1600."
"For $700, I work 10 hours, eat in the car, sleep in the car, see my family from the car, but I still don't reach $880. And my management still shouts that I don't work enough) We live."
"I slave away from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, sometimes until 6:00 PM, sometimes six days a week, and I get 1500 on average, so where else can I work more? Maybe just live at work," — Belarusians express emotionally.
Another viewer addresses Lukashenka directly:
"Dear Alexander Grigoryevich, 1200 rubles — an educator. Minsk. When will I receive $886? Thank you for your attention."
"You have a salary of 1200, and you say 'dear'?" — others wonder in response.
"Prices are rising, not salaries"
Commenters also point out that prices are rising much faster than incomes:
"Did he see the prices in stores?"
"Lol, they forgot to add a very important component to this comparison: 'the rise in prices for all goods,' which on average is more than 110%."
"And why are prices for food and utility services rising faster than salaries?"
"I only see prices rising, not salaries!"
"Not for idlers"
However, there were also those who claim that salaries lower than those announced are "only for idlers."
And only one tried to present different figures:
"Lie. At the dairy factory, from 2500 to 6000 rubles."
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