In autumn, the State Duma will consider the possibility of paying the 13th pension to elderly Russians
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In the autumn session, a draft law on the payment of the 13th pension will be submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. This was told in the apparatus of the Just Russia – For Truth faction.
In the autumn session, a draft law on the payment of an additional 13th pension in December of each year will be submitted to the State Duma.News“. Also, the amendments to the law “On Insurance Pensions” provide for a twofold increase in the fixed payment to the insurance pension for persons who have reached the age of 70, and not 80, as in the current law.
The authors of the bill believe that it is necessary to take decisive measures to improve the lives of elderly Russians. “Old age must cease to be associated with poverty and deprivation,” they stressed.
According to the head of the faction “A Just Russia – For the Truth” Sergei Mironov, an additional insurance old-age pension will increase the level of well-being of citizens of this category. “Also [мера] will contribute to the restoration of social justice for people who have worked all their lives for the development of the country,” the politician concluded.
Earlier it was reported that working pensioners who worked in 2021, payments will be indexed from August. A professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation said that the increase in pensions from August 1 7.3 million Russians can count on. The State Duma proposed to distribute social discount cards to poor Russians. Social media users criticized this initiative.
In the autumn session, a draft law on the payment of the 13th pension will be submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. This was told in the apparatus of the Just Russia – For Truth faction. In the autumn session, a bill on the payment of an additional 13th pension in December of each year will be submitted to the State Duma, Izvestia reports. Also, the amendments to the law “On Insurance Pensions” provide for a twofold increase in the fixed payment to the insurance pension for persons who have reached the age of 70, and not 80, as in the current law. The authors of the bill believe that it is necessary to take decisive measures to improve the lives of elderly Russians. “Old age must cease to be associated with poverty and deprivation,” they stressed. According to the head of the faction “A Just Russia – For the Truth” Sergei Mironov, an additional insurance old-age pension will increase the level of well-being of citizens of this category. “Also [мера] will contribute to the restoration of social justice for people who have worked all their lives for the development of the country,” the politician concluded. Earlier it was reported that working pensioners who worked in 2021 will be indexed payments from August. A professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation said that 7.3 million Russians can count on a pension increase from August 1. The State Duma proposed to distribute social discount cards to poor Russians. Social media users criticized this initiative.