KIEV, May 28 – The wage debt in Ukraine as of May 1 fell by 18.5% compared to early April, Labor and Social Policy Minister Liudmyla Denisova said at a briefing in Kiev on Wednesday.

"According to the State Statistics Committee, the total wage debt in the state as of May 1, 2009 was UAH 1.405 billion. If we compare the data with that as of April 1, this is 18.5% less. We can say about the total fall in the level of wage debts," the minister said.