Since 1994: Which of presidential candidates promised highest dollar salary to Belarusians?

Who will give more: Lukashenka or Democrats? Belsat.eu recalls by how much presidential candidates in 1994, 2001, 2006 and 2010 promised to raise salaries and compares the figures with the then salaries and the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar.

1994: $200

The first person who decided to improve the welfare of Belarusians in dollar terms was Stanislau Shushkevich, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the 12th convocation. Before the 1994 elections, he voiced his intention to raise the average salary to $200, which was a very bold objective at that times. On June 1, 1994 (the 1st round of elections was held on June, 23), it took 22.4 rubles to buy a single dollar, and the average salary was about $23.8. So, Shushkevich promised a 10-fold raise!

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