More than a million Russian pensioners appear to be debtors on loans, the press service of the Federal Bailiff Service of Russia reported, TASS reports .
According to information as of November 1, 2020, 1.3 million debtors in respect of whom a decision was made to collect debts have reached retirement age. In just 10 months of 2020, bailiffs collected 111.3 billion rubles from all debtors.
Earlier in State Duma in final reading adopted a bill to protect businesses and pensioners from collection for debts. The law will protect the property and funds of pensioners from collection during the pandemic and after it. Seniors can get two-year installments to pay off loans, insurance premiums and loans. In this case, the amount of debt should not exceed a million rubles.