Five million citizens get unofficial salary in Ukraine, State Entrepreneurship Service says

13:59, 25.10.2012 1 min read

Over five million employed Ukrainians receive unofficial salaries in Ukraine, Head of the State Service for Regulatory Policy and Development of Entrepreneurship Mykhailo Brodsky said at a briefing on Wednesday.

According to him, the overall total of unofficially paid salaries exceeds UAH 145 billion.

"People who receive a salary in envelopes are socially unprotected… We want to influence and encourage the local authorities to explain to the employed population that they shouldn't get a job with wages in envelopes. There are five million such citizens in Ukraine, and over UAH 145 billion in salaries are paid unofficially," he said.