The portal of discussions of normative-legal acts published a draft presidential decree “On improving the procedure for determining wages, pensions, allowances and other payments”. The draft decree was developed by the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan. 
 
The document is adopted in order to improve the procedure for determining wages, eliminate the dependence of conditions between wages, pensions and collection of fines and fees. 
 
According to the draft document, from July 1, 2019 onwards: 
 
- the minimum payout for labor (MPL) will be 577,170 soums; 
 
- base calculating amount (BCA) – 202,730 soums; 
 
- calculating pension indicator (CPI) – 202,730 soums. 
 
The draft decree notes that the MPL is set in absolute amount and at the same time, it is the numerical value of the monthly tariff rate of the first category of the Single payment network (SPN) with a tariff coefficient of “1,0”. In addition, the MPL will be applied in the field of labor relations to determine the amount of salary, allowances, supplements, fees, compensation payments for additional work, food, travel and other types of incentive payments, the size limits used in calculating wages and deductions established by law and other payments dependent on wages. 
 
Also, the MPL will be mandatory for all employers, regardless of the form of ownership and labor relations, as the lower limit of remuneration of employees who have fully complied with the established labor standards. 
 
The BCA will be used to determine the amount of taxes, fees, fines, government fees, scholarships and other payments for services provided by the state, as well as when determining whether a family is in need of social support. 
 
Also, the minimum wage will be mandatory for all employers, regardless of the form of ownership and labor relations, as the lower limit of the remuneration of employees who have fully complied with the established labor standards. 
 
The BCA will be used to determine the amount of taxes, fees, fines, government fees, scholarships and other payments for the services provided by the state, as well as when determining whether a family is socially supported.