Donetsk, Dec 22 – DAN. DPR average monthly pension currently stands at 4,387 roubles (56 USD), said acting deputy chairwoman of the DPR Council of Ministers, the minister of finance Ekaterina Matyuschenko.

"An average pension paymnent in November this year was 4,387 roubles, 10 percent more than in November 2016."

The stable economic development during the reporting period contributed to growing budget revenues, and allowed to raise the pensions twice, she added.

"The minimal pension stands at 2,730 roubles which is 43.8 percent higher than in December 2016."
Matyuschenko also reported the DPR had no debt for social expenditure and wages of public-sector employees. *ot