The pension reform, which will come into force next year, will take place gradually.
The changes will first affect men born in 1959 and women born in 1964. They will retire in 2020 at ages 61 and 56, respectively. And so on, over the years.
As Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted, such a measure will allow additional funds to be allocated to increase pensions above the inflation rate.
Please note that the new rules will not apply to those who have already retired.
In addition, thanks to the program to increase the working age, their pensions will increase by 1 thousand rubles per year. As Medvedev said, pensioners will receive the social benefits they are entitled to.
It is also worth considering that employees with extensive experience will be able to retire two years earlier than the established retirement age.
What will change
Currently, the standard retirement age in Russia is 60 and 55 years for men and women, respectively. These numbers were introduced back in 1932 and have not changed since then. Over the past few years, this issue has been actively discussed and studied at the highest level. By raising the retirement age, the authorities will be able to increase the number of employed citizens and reduce the burden on the budget. If the law is adopted, women will begin to retire 8 years later, men - 5.
Study with a scholarship
While undergoing additional professional education in the direction of the employment service, citizens receive a scholarship:
- if the dismissal occurred less than 12 months before the start of studies, and the citizen managed to work at the enterprise for at least 26 weeks before dismissal, the scholarship will be 75 percent. from average earnings for the last three months of work (but not higher or lower than the maximum and minimum amount of unemployment benefits, taking into account the regional coefficient);
- the same procedure applies to those demobilized from military service, if they managed to work for at least 26 weeks before conscription, they will also receive 75 percent of the salary at their last place of work before conscription during training;
- for those who worked less than 26 weeks before dismissal, the scholarship is paid in the amount of unemployment benefits due to a particular citizen on the day before the start of training;
— for those who have not worked before (looking for work for the first time), or want to resume work after a long (more than a year) break, as well as people who have lost their jobs due to violations of labor discipline or other offenses, the scholarship will be equal to the minimum amount of unemployment benefits . Regional coefficients apply;
- if a person undergoes retraining due to the fact that he cannot perform his previous job due to loss of health due to an accident at work or an occupational disease, the employer pays him 100 percent of the average salary for the last three months before termination of work (but not more than maximum unemployment benefit).
Infographics: “RG” / Leonid Kuleshov / Irina Nevinnaya
Who will be affected first by the reform?
The innovation will be the first to affect men born in 1959 and women born in 1964, reports the portal Therussiantimes.com. They will retire in 2020. At the same time, the retirement age for them will increase by one year.
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And so - for men:
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Unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefits in most cases are calculated as a percentage of the average earnings for the last three months at the last place of work. In the first three months they pay 75 percent of the average salary, in the next three months - 60 percent. But not more than the maximum amount of unemployment benefits and not less than the minimum amount of such benefits. The benefit is paid for no more than six months during the year. And for those looking for work for the first time, those whose break in work exceeded one year, and also if the person was fired “under the article”, benefits will be paid only for three months during the year. For such citizens, the benefit amount will be smaller - at the officially approved minimum level.
Why raise the retirement age at all?
According to an analytical report prepared by RANEPA experts, if the retirement age is not raised, Russia will face a record reduction in the working-age population - 4 million people from 2020 to 2030. By 2036, one working Russian will be financially responsible for himself, his family and an additional one pensioner, and in the future - for more than one. According to the Ministry of Economic Development, the number of working-age population will be reduced to 80.6 million people by 2020.
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The main argument given by the government is the increase in life expectancy of Russians. It was voiced by Dmitry Medvedev at a government meeting.
Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister:
“Nowadays people not only live longer, they remain active longer. A person of retirement age 30 years ago and today are different people. Many people at this age are full of strength and desire to work. The number of working pensioners on average per year is 12 million people.
Putin signed the law on the “all-Russian digital concentration camp,” as opponents call it
Previously, the law “On the Unified Federal Information Register containing information about the population of the Russian Federation” was adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council. Now comes into effect.
It is about creating a database of Russians, which will contain information about citizens of the country and foreigners located in Russia. The data will be collected from the information systems of government agencies and state extra-budgetary funds.
The state will collect about 30 types of various information about citizens, including level of education, marital status, etc.
The register will not include data on the income and property of citizens, as well as information that constitutes a state secret. The Federal Tax Service (FTS) was appointed operator of the register.
The State Duma even released a special video explaining the safety of this law.
Video of the State Duma of Russia: “The whole truth about the unified database of Russians”
But this law caused a lot of controversy in society. Moreover, between seemingly people who hold the same views and are loyal to the current Russian authorities.
It was precisely because of this law that TV presenters Anna Shafran and Vladimir Solovyov recently had a fight and separated. And the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov believes that now “the Anglo-Saxons will control each of us... This is an electronic household concentration camp that the Nazis never even dreamed of.”
Even famous cultural figures spoke out against the law. Svetlana Kryuchkova, Alexander Rosenbaum, Natalya Bondarchuk, Alexander Mikhailov, Ivan Okhlobystin, Nikolai Burlyaev and Maria Shukshina recorded a video message where they spoke out against “digital control of Russians.” But the authorities did not take their opinion into account.
Video: artists’ appeal against the law on the federal information register
Opponents of creating a unified database of people in Russia are primarily afraid of information leakage. Many people know how bad everything is in Russia with the storage and protection of personal data. But this is not the only complaint.
What people don’t like about the new law, they themselves write on social networks.
Putin approved the creation of a unified register of Russians: https://t.co/lE73h4zDuD
— Bereznitsky Vyacheslav (@Viacheslav43) June 8, 2020
You can see from his face: he’s disingenuous.
— Galiaveev (@sirasetdin) June 8, 2020
Putin signed a law on the creation of a unified register of information about the population Counting serfs in Rus' is a long-standing pastime of members of the United Russia party...
— Curls of Putin (@vasa75685) June 8, 2020
Putin approved the creation of a unified register of Russians: https://t.co/QJamwX8bLg pic.twitter.com/x9xN0qEyMg
— Mishin Vladimir (@Kemer7770) June 8, 2020
Putin signed a law creating a single register containing all information about citizens. It will also track all important stages of life from the moment of birth. Welcome to the digital Gulag. I’m generally silent about the fact that bandits of all stripes, in addition to those from the Kremlin, will have the data.
— ЯR (@Hypecoum_) June 8, 2020
Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich! Please comment, did you today sign the law on creating a unified register of information about Russians? Is there a risk that now an unscrupulous tax officer who has access to this information may trade it?
— Mark (@Mark74557122) June 8, 2020
Most likely, the people who created and legitimized the idea of the Unified Federal Information Register (EFIR) thought that in order to fully record personal information about a citizen, there was still not enough data on his historical genetic predisposition to various types of activities...
— Valeriy (@capt_VG) June 6, 2020
On the patriotic security ship Bund?
— Mortuus (@Mortuus_1) May 20, 2020
it will allow for increased surveillance of the population; soon they will be forced to install analyzers in toilets to determine what a person ate the day before, and then report on what products were purchased...
— Vladimir Savenko (Volgogradets) (@zhitelvlg) May 22, 2020
In general, this whole figure has reached the point of schizophrenia. Total control. Digital concentration camp.
— Anton (@AntonBelosludts) May 20, 2020
The law on the creation of a unified register with information about citizens, adopted by the State Duma on Thursday, is another manifestation of digital authoritarianism. The state uses technological progress not to improve the lives of Russians, but to strengthen its own power and control the opposition.
— Nikolay Rybakov (@nikolayrybakov) May 21, 2020
A very dangerous precedent, having all the information on a person, and his background, the authorities and money bags receive unlimited possibilities. This is much worse than the “long arms” of the KGB. Financial information and personal preferences of each person under the analysis of businessmen will enrich them.
— EVicancom (@EVicancom) May 21, 2020
Now we are giggling, rolling our eyes “reptilians, conspiracy theories,” and our children will live in digital fascism.
— Brom (@bromtula_) May 22, 2020
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— Brom (@bromtula_) May 21, 2020
They will create a register of Russians, and the boyars will divide the slaves among themselves.
— NormaJ (@galamm11) May 21, 2020
Considering that everything is done through the anus, the database will most likely make life easier for criminals and scammers. Less time will be spent searching for victims
— neUkrop (@neUkrop) May 21, 2020
It was necessary to immediately set the recommended retail price for the base, so as not to have to get up twice
— Demenshin (@demenshin) May 21, 2020
Nikita Mikhalkov: “The Unified Population Register is a gift from the CIA and all intelligence services.”
They count the livestock.
