The size of all types of labour pensions in Belarus will increase by an average of 12.5% from August 1.

21 July, Minsk /BELTA correspondent/. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 371 "On increasing labour pensions" on 21 July. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press service of the Belarusian leader. This decree increases the amounts of all types of labour pensions by an average of 12.5% from 1 August 2010. As a result, the average pension in August 2010 will amount to Br528.3 thousand, an increase of Br58.6 thousand.

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