Unfortunately, the people who determine the threshold of the minimum subsistence level, and those who are forced to austerity pinch pennies, though on different sides of the barricades.The government annually and quarterly results statistics, data, claiming that certain amount of them may be able to provide an acceptable standard of living.
What is the cost of living
In the era of the Soviet Union did not exist the concept of a living wage.People do not provide any data that does not set boundaries with which they can assess their standard of living.Live richly considered almost a shame, so people do not realize they are living below the poverty line or poverty - lived as they could afford means.They talked about the concepts of "consumer basket", "cost of living" in the early 1990s.And some Russians found that they were almost beggars, and the contents of their wallets last only for physical survival.
Since then, there were experts and statistics, regular analysis and figures.All in order to be able to figure out how much and what kind of products, services, things a person needs to live.In other words - to determine the cost of living.In St. Petersburg, in a particular region, this figure differs from the total federal and periodically provides data on the website of the city administration.
Why do we know the cost of living
all analytics and calculations are carried out to determine the well-being of the population, as well as to set the amount of pensions, social benefits, minimum wages, stipends.It is a necessary part of social and economic policy, as not all citizens have the opportunity to earn an income above average, or work at all.
St Petersburg as the case in the northern capital?
What is the cost of living in St. Petersburg?Can we really live it, or is the wrong word to use correctly and "survive"?Let's look at the numbers.
official website of the St. Petersburg Administration cites numerous reporting data, including the cost of living.St. Petersburg, 2013 for which the cost has been saturated, the large increase in this indicator can not boast.In the fourth quarter, the working-age population had lived in the amount of 7,874.40 rubles., Pensioners supposed to meet the amount of 5,455.70 rubles., Children - 6,199.00 rubles.(Decree number 137 of 13.03.2014, the Government of St. Petersburg).If you take the average figure - it turned 7072.50 rubles.
worth remembering that this figure takes into account the consumer basket (a minimum set of products - bread, meat, fish, fruit, vegetables), required payments and contributions.The cost of living in St. Petersburg for the period slightly less than the national average, according to the Federation established the average 7326 rubles.
That year 2014, we have prepared
most recent data about what the cost of living in 2014, St. Petersburg learned recently, May 29 (Resolution of the Government of St. Petersburg under the number 439).Working population relied 8449.60 rubles., Pensioners had to live on 6110.40 rubles., Child was estimated at a minimum of 7411.10 rubles.The value of the average - 7,694.40 rubles.
can not but agree that the figure has increased.Authorities have linked this increase with an increase in the cost of production and economic situation in Russia.Comments about raising wages was not talking about how to prevent a sharp price jump.On what will be the cost of living in St. Petersburg in the next quarter, it will only be known in a few months.
Let's hope that the citizens still will live better and more quality of life becomes the norm, when the product basket will be more expensive products.This will increase the minimum subsistence figure itself that will affect the rest of the social benefits - benefits, minimum wages and pensions.
