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By Valentin Zharov

Novosti Press Agency

he Soviet state. implementing the current

Five-Year Plan (1971-1975). has-‘raised the
average monthly wages and salaries of factory
and office workers by 7% and incomes of collec-
tive farmers by 8.1% over the past two vears.

These measures mean a real rise in earnings.
In spite of the unprecedented drought that hit the
USSR in the summer of 1972. there has not been
any. even a minimal. increase in the price of
food products. consumer goods. of transport. pub-
lic utilitv and other services.

The step-by-step fulfillment of the social pro-

‘gram of the Ninth Five-Year Plan has made it

possible. by 1973. to raise the earnings of many
categories of workers. giving them additional
benefits.

Machine operators

There are about 4 million machine operators
on the collective and state farms today. For-
merly. a tractor driver's daily earnings for ful-
filling his quota ranged from 5 to 6.5 roubles:

A collective farm market

A department store on the Nasha Rodina Collective Farm, Krasnodar Territory

given to 600.000 meal}

now. depending on the®
or harvesting operat!
to 7 roubles for the * 5
ments have been int?

vice (from 8 to 16%!*
who maintain the ™

order.
Railw4)

Wages and salarié)
and white-collar Wo"
transport. including ©
raised. This has a fem '
High-skill increments?)
introduced for locomo!

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An average of 23°¢18

largest increase. in”
their work. is goiné
rural doctors (32%! *
workers (35° ).

Tee

More than 9,600.00!