14 Jan 2015 14:06

Medvedev ties growth of salaries, incomes in Russia to increase in productivity

MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Incomes and salaries in Russia will increase only to the extent that the economy grows and labor productivity rises, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.

"One of the key reasons [for problems with the economy] remains the imbalance between incomes and labor productivity