Russia: additionally index Matkapital

The State Duma took in the third, final, reading law on additional indexation from February 1 size of maternal capital, taking into account the growth index of consumer prices. Reports about it “Interfax”.

also put into account the indexing coefficient, which will determine the government. Earlier, the vice-speaker of the Parliament Anna Kuznetsova contributed to the appropriate bill. According to current legislation, the size of maternal capital is indexed by forecast inflation. Now the Matteripital is indexed by actual inflation.

“The size of the maternal (family) capital is reviewed annually from February 1 of the current year based on the consumer price growth index for the previous year in accordance with the indexing coefficient defined by the Government of the Russian Federation,” is specified in the text of the law.

Too high price increases promised to compensate and Russian pensioners. As the head of the Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov said, the department is now working out proposals for additional compensation for high inflation. Kotyakov said that the adopted budget provides for the indexation of pensions by 5.9 percent, however, at the end of the year, inflation will be somewhat higher.

Earlier it was reported that the Government Commission approved the draft law on the expansion of the rights of fathers on maternity capital. It will be introduced to the State Duma in the near future. According to the document, only men who are married will be able to count on state support and raise children with his wife who has become a reception material.

/Media reports.