Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the European Commission has been provided with complete and reliable information on the activities of the Kulevi port, confirming compliance with the sanctions regime. The statement came amid discussions of the 20th EU sanctions package against Russia, which, according to media reports, may include the Georgian port.
In the ranking of regions for high salaries, published on the RIA Novosti website, Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia occupy 83rd and 84th (penultimate) places. In these republics, the share of workers officially receiving a salary of 100 thousand rubles per month is 2.1%. The situation is worse only in Kalmykia, where the figure is 1.8%.
In 82nd and 81st places are Dagestan and Chechnya (2.3% each). North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia took 80th and 79th places (2.4% each). The Stavropol Territory was in 66th position with an indicator of 4.2%.
Experts also note that the regions of the North Caucasian Federal District have the largest share of low-paid workers (those who earn less than 20 thousand rubles per month according to official data). In Chechnya the figure is 35.6%, in Ingushetia - 34.1%, in Dagestan - 32.2%, in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic - 30.8%, in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic - 29%, in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania - 28.8%.
The leaders in high salaries were Chukotka and Yamal, where more than half of the workers earn over 100 thousand rubles per month.