Russia (bbabo.net), - On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, insurance pensions for non-working Russians will be indexed above inflation - by 8.6%.
Thus, the size of the old-age insurance pension of a non-working pensioner in 2022 will average 18,984 rubles, in 2023 - 20,047 rubles, in 2024 - 21,150 rubles, the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation explained to Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
"By order of the president, insurance old-age pensions for non-working Russians will be indexed by 8.6%. Taking into account this indexation, the average insurance pension of a non-working old-age pensioner will be 18,984 rubles in 2022. This year, this will additionally require more than 170 billion rubles ", - said the Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov.
The government will ensure the payment of pensions in an increased amount and an additional payment for the first months after the adoption of the relevant amendments. The adjustment of the regulatory framework, taking into account the instructions of the president, will be carried out in the near future, the Ministry of Labor stressed.
The total volume of additional expenses due to the increased indexation of pensions in the period from 2022 to 2024 will amount to more than 500 billion rubles: in 2022 - 172.7 billion rubles, in 2023 - 178.3 billion rubles, in 2024 - 188.9 billion rubles.
Pensions will be indexed for 30.8 million unemployed Russians receiving insurance pensions.
Chairman of the Union of Pensioners of Russia Valery Ryazansky believes that the money in the form of an increase will go to everyday expenses (to pay for utilities, food, medicines) and will quickly return to the economy. "Thus, the state performs not only a social, but also an economic task, increasing the purchasing power of more than 30 million pensioners," Ryazansky added. According to the chief economist of the Expert RA rating agency Anton Tabakh, any payment accelerates inflation. "But in this case, we are talking about supporting the incomes of vulnerable segments of the population, so this argument is inappropriate here," the expert clarifies.
According to Alexander Safonov, a professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, the ratio of the ruble and the dollar ensures high inflation. "Both external and domestic markets depend on processes in the global economy. If it is more profitable for exporters to sell the same crude oil abroad, then they will do so. Therefore, the problem is not in the availability of money in the hands of citizens, but in foreign economic processes," adds expert.
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