The state will first of all support those pensioners who have no other income, said the head of the Ministry of Finance of Russia Anton Siluanov. So he appreciated the prospects for indexing pensions to working retirees, writes RIA Novosti.
According to the minister, first of all, the resources available in the budget are sent to support families with children and resolve poverty issues. “The second priority is to support non-working pensioners who do not have income. So that the pension allows you to consider those inflation processes that are. In order to increase the size of this pension, we have provided for a thousand rubles per year, but if, like this year, we We saw inflation above planned values, give additional measures of one-time support, “said Siluanov during the State Duma.
Indexing pensions to working retirees is canceled in Russia since 2016. Since then, representatives of the legislature have repeatedly proposed to return it. In September, the Russian government issued a negative conclusion to the draft law, which implies appropriate measures. In the Cabinet, the indexation will require additional expenses, but their source is not specified in the financial and economic justification to the bill.
In this whole, the pension in Russia should rise, said Russian President Vladimir Putin said in September. “In the coming years, we will continue to raise pensions. Funds for such indexations are laid in the budget,” said the head of state.