The Federation Council on Tuesday, February 22, at a plenary session, will consider a law on the indexation of 8.6% of pensions for military pensioners and persons equated to them. This was reported on Friday, February 18, on the website of the Federation Council.
“I think that the increase in military pensions will be a kind of gift for the Defender of the Fatherland Day. There was an instruction from the President of Russia [Владимира Путина]there was an appeal to parliamentarians where he asked not to delay the adoption of this law, which is undoubtedly important for a large part of our citizens, ”said Valentina Matvienko, chairman of the Federation Council.
According to her, the sooner this law is approved, the sooner its implementation will begin, people will receive payments.
On February 16, the State Duma adopted in three readings at once a law on the indexation of pensions for military pensioners by 8.6%. It is noted that additional expenses for these purposes in 2022-2024 will amount to 154.3 billion rubles.
On February 10, the government of the Russian Federation prepared a draft law on the indexation of pensions for military pensioners. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin indicated that persons who served in the internal affairs bodies, the National Guard and the fire service would also receive a monthly surcharge.
Since February 1, a law on the indexation of pensions by 8.6% came into force in Russia. The average insurance pension increased by about 1.5 thousand rubles compared to the previous year and amounted to 18,984 rubles.
Vladimir Putin signed the law on the indexation of insurance pensions by 8.6% on January 28. Arguing for the need to index pensions above the level of inflation, the head of state pointed out that the decisions taken earlier would not be able to cover the expenses of pensioners due to rising prices.
Source: IZ
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