About three months ago, in his annual address to the nation and the parliament, Alexander Lukashenko paid special attention to the problem of alcohol abuse population of Belarus. According to the president, people suffering from alcoholism, must be forced to "treat" work therapy. "I am convinced that the best boozer – education through labor", – said the head of state.

In 2014, the list of cities with the largest emissions of pollutants into the air from stationary sources traditionally topped Navapolack (52,000 tons). Followed Minsk (23,000 tons), Hrodna (10,000 tons) and Novalukoml (8,000 tons).

Salaries of employees of February 1, 77 companies have not paid the Vitebsk region, according to the National Statistics Committee. Among the debtors to employees - of "Classic fashion industry", JSC "Banner of industrialization", combine silk plant "Evistar" enterprise computing and information science (Vitebsk), Haradok flax, the company "Sweet Country" (Orsha), JSC "Kuptsov "(Glubokoe), a number of agricultural enterprises in the areas of the region.

Accumulated average wage of the Vitebsk region in the last summer month amounted to 5,692,850 and in the past month fell to 18,022 rubles. Lower wages in August occurred in all regions of Belarus. Because of this, Vitebsk region finally ceased to hold the laurels of the lowest paid in the region of the country.

Gross average wage of Vitebsk region in the first summer month amounted to 5,496,704 per month and increased by 103,625 rubles.