The president replied that the question about a possible increase in retirement age?

It will raise the retirement age, I asked the president of the viewer from Kursk. Will raising the age of retirement for specific groups of citizens: miners, railroad, security officials? A resident of Kursk noted, that to get a job in the country after 50 s very difficult.

Vladimir Putin:
government task - to increase retirement income, a significant increase. Should be reduced in 2 times the number of people, living below the poverty line. And how will this problem solved by the government, – we'll discuss. Again I say: the main task - improving the lives of citizens. And it definitely needs to be done.

In this way, President actually made it clear, that the government is considering various options for improving the standard of living, and increasing trims the retirement age in the country – one of these options. A separate question is whether, Earlier Vladimir Putin promised, that raising the retirement age in the country will not happen at least until, while it is in the president's chair.

Recall, that a few months ago, even Alexei Kudrin, which is characterized by a liberal direction in his work, He stated, that in the current economic conditions the retirement age in the Russian Federation can not raise. According to him, economic momentum will not be so, What you would expect. In other words, raising the level of pensions will not be as, that it will significantly improve the standard of living of pensioners.

From all this it can be concluded, that in the near future and will be exaggerated theme of raising the retirement age in Russia – including at the level of government. so exaggerated, that citizens' active information under pressure can literally force to accept “supply authorities”. goals, as always, good: exclusively to improve the lives of Russians. And the results?