31 October 2003, 18:15
Citizens of Krasnodar had chance to pass deputies mandates
On October 28, on the threshold of parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation and Krasnodar Territory, activists of the Krasnodar regional branch of the Interregional Association "Golos", the Coalition of Krasnodar Territory's Public Organizations and "Solidarnost" (Solidarity) Coalition of the Moscow Helsinki Group, and the Krasnodar Club of Civil Education of the Krasnodar Regional Public Organization "Creative Union "Southern Wave" surveyed citizens in front of the Central Kolkhoz Market of Krasnodar with the purpose of working out mandates to the future deputies.
During the survey, the people were offered to choose five most urgent social problems.
637 people were questioned as a result of the action. The rating of ten most urgent problems was fixed as follows:
- minimal wage to be risen up to the subsistence level - 55.4%
- rise in charges for public utilities and electricity to be prohibited - 54.9%
- corruption to be fought against - 44%
- young people to be assisted with their placement - 41.8%
- admission to budget seats in institutions of higher education to be increased - 34%
- criminality level to be reduced - 31.9%
- small-scale enterprise to be developed - 31.1%
- children and disabled people to be provided with medicines on preferential terms - 30.6%
- long-term credits of dwelling acquisition to be allowed - 28.6
- welfare, pension and scholarship payments to be increased - 26.4%
Source: Center of Public Information of Krasnodar Territory