KIEV, Oct. 28 – Total wage arrears in Ukraine increased by 4% (UAH 76.23 million) in September and by 5.2%since the beginning of the year and amounted to UAH 1.979 billion as of October 1.

The State Statistics Service said wage arrears to economically active enterprises in September rose by 5.7% or by UAH 70.7 million and as of October 1, 2016 amounted to UAH 1.308 billion.