Press-secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov, said a petition against raising the retirement age. Asked by journalists, he declared, Vladimir Putin at this stage not in any way involved in the discussion of this issue.
Peskov told, that at this stage the question of raising the retirement age in Russia are engaged experts from government, Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers office, and after the introduction of the bill in the State Duma, and specialized committees of the lower house of Parliament. The President did not take part in the discussion of this issue and appeal to him, including in connection with the petition appeared opponents of reform, prematurely. The press secretary noted, that at the present time as that of the law on raising the retirement age no, There is only a bill, which is just getting ready for discussion and has not yet taken final shape, so the president can not veto it, they require of him opponents of reform in their petitions. The President has the right to veto only on already adopted law.
Peskov acknowledged receipt of the administration of President Putin personally, and information on the progress of the reform of the pension system, but he stated, what to say about the attitude of the president of the reform is still too early, since the law itself does not exist and what form it will take in the final version, not known.
earlier it was reported, that bill on pension reform, directed to the State Duma for consideration, pre will be sent to the region to study in the field.
At the moment, the petition to ban pension reform signed by more than half a million people.
