KYIV, Jan 29 – The total wage arrears in Ukraine in 2020 increased by 3.4%, and as of January 1, 2021 amounted to UAH 3.137 billion, while in December 2020 it decreased by 21.8%, the State Statistics Service said on Thursday.

According to it, in December last year, the amount of wage arrears of economically active enterprises decreased by 31.1% and as of January 1, 2021 amounted to UAH 1.878 billion.