Putin proposed to study the question of raising the retirement age – RBC

Putin proposed to study the question of raising the retirement age – RBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to study and consider raising the retirement age. This was announced by the former head of the Ministry of Finance, Head of the Committee of Civil Initiatives Alexei Kudrin said after a meeting with the head of state with economic experts to implement the anti-crisis plan, RIA Novosti reported.

According to Kudrin, the participants raised the issue of raising the retirement age, as well as the parameters increase. “I must say that the president has drawn a line under this final meeting and brought the discussion of the issues raised, first of all, experts on the level of working formats government”, – Kudrin said (quoted by Interfax).

As previously wrote RBC discussion about raising the retirement age in the government resumed. In particular, the idea of ​​gradual increase in the retirement age in 2018 for five years, adding to six months each year, says RBC three sources in the government. Formal order to study this issue in the departments of finance and economic bloc of the government was not elaborate on one of them.

With the idea of ​​a phased, for 6 months for one approach, raising the retirement age to the Russians until it reaches 63 years old, spoke Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. However, the government denied the discussion of this idea. “This issue was not included in [bailout] plan was not included in the agenda. We are moving in accordance with the strategy of pension provision, which has been designated previously, “- said in January Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets.

Later, the head of Minoekonomrazvitiya Alexei Ulyukayev said that he considered it possible to gradually increase the retirement age for the “new pensioners”. “My personal opinion – we should consider the possibility of a gradual increase in the retirement age for new pensioners, to whom are no commitments,” – said the minister (quoted by TASS).

The Minister did not rule out that one option could be an increase in the retirement age by five years. “There is a good option – an increase for six months a year. How often offer experts in the first year of retirement age increases by six months, then another six months, and so for ten years to increase it for five years, “- said Ulyukayev then.

On raising the retirement age said First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov in the program “Sunday Night” on TV channel “Russia 1″ February 1, 2015 in the context of the need for structural reforms in the economy. “When life expectancy increases, the economic response to such a change – increasing the retirement age,” – he pointed out.

According to him, “we are discussing these issues … [But] only when society is ready, then we will adopt amendments to the legislation. We are not yet ready to make such decisions ».

 Representatives of Shuvalov and Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs Olga Golodets not comment on the statement Kudrin.

A government source suggests that now the discussion on raising the retirement age will be conducted on expert sites – in the Public Chamber or in open government.