Group of deputies of the Communist Party of the Communist Party headed by its leader Gennady Zyuganov, as well as Senator Vasily Iconnikov introduced a bill to the State Duma on the return of the previous retirement age. According to the old law, women could retire at 55, and men in 60 years. This is reported by TASS.
The bill is aimed at returning the age that gives the right to the appointment of an old age insurance pension, 60 and 55 years (respectively, men and women), “the explanatory note is stated in the document published in the electronic database of the lower chamber. The authors of the initiative insist that the Russian economy is not needed to increase the number of employees.
Since 2019, the process of gradual increase in retirement age has been launched in Russia. By 2024, the age of retirement in men will be 65 years old, in women – 60. It is five years old more than the previous parameters.