Moldovan public employees earn more than those in private sector
According to statistics and media reports, each forth employee in Moldova is paid from public funds. The great majority of active population (about 70 percent) is employed in the private sector and another 5 percent in joint ventures.
A budgetary employee in Moldova earns almost 2,700 lei (240 dollars) on average, which is by 23 percent more than paid to an employee of private companies. The discrepancy between wages of budgetary workers and employees of the private sector is not new, but it has deepened in connection with the economic crisis. In this electoral year the Government operated a series of salary rises, while many private companies had to reduce their wages. For example, a budgetary employee in the financial sector earns 7,100 lei on average a month, which is by nearly 2,000 lei more than earned by owners of private companies. The same situation is observed in the area of transportation, industry and construction. The state pays about 1,700 lei a month on average to employees in the agriculture sector, while private farmers earn approximately 1,200 lei a month. For example, wages in the healthcare and education sectors are higher in the real sector than those paid from the state budget.
According to official statistics, budgetary employees in the healthcare and social assistance sectors earned 2,600 lei on average a month, while fellows from private companies were paid 3,100 lei, and the proportion in the education sector is 2,000 lei for the public sector and 3,000 lei for the private sector.
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