Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on the results of the Government meeting, last Thursday, He stated, that the Cabinet of Ministers adopted the final decision on raising the retirement age for the Russians.
According to the Prime Minister, reform of the pension reform will take place in several stages and will begin with 2019 of the year. During the implementation of the pension reform is planned to reach retirement for men 65 years to 2028 year, It planned to reach retirement for women 63 year to 2034 year. It is on this version of the retirement age decide to stay in the government of Russia: 65 years for men and 63 for women. For certain categories of citizens of the existing pension benefits will be retained. Medvedev also added, that workers with more experience will be able to retire two years early.
In his statement, the Prime Minister said, that the decision on pension reform is long overdue and the impending reform will be aimed at increasing the level of pensions above inflation.
Recall, Earlier the government has two options discussed raising the retirement age, proposed by the Ministry of Labor: for men to 65 years, for women - up to 60 or to 62 and 60 years respectively.
