Golikova warned about the short-term effect of raising the retirement age
The Chairman of the accounts chamber of Russia Tatyana Golikova said that raising the retirement age will make the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) balanced, but this is a temporary measure. When this source is exhausted, the state will have to begin paying something in the time saved.
Raising the retirement age will make the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) balanced, but this is a temporary measure. This was stated by the Chairman of the accounts chamber of Russia Tatyana Golikova in an interview with the newspaper “Izvestia”. When this source is exhausted, the state will have to begin paying something in the time saved, she warned.
After all, the pension contribution is a deferred wage, it needs to be paid to the employee after he retires. And when I say that we should consider for the long term, this means that we need to clearly calculate when the source of the increase of the size of the pension Fund will be exhausted.Tatiana Helicobacterial the audit chamber of Russia
The head of the control authority also noted that is wrong out of the context of the development of the pension legislation only topic of retirement age. “In 2012, the government adopted the development strategy of the pension system. We abandon it? We’re going to change the principles?” she said.
The head of the chamber noticed that the topic of raising the retirement age “sounds so loud and long that it was possible to raise”.
In addition, she also recalled that “among our seniors 25% dorozhniki”. With payment these people will be at the expense of those who increase the retirement age. “I believe that the long overdue topic of reforming the social insurance system in Russia. How fast we’ll get on, depends largely on the processes and in the economic life and welfare of our citizens”, — said Golikova.
The idea of raising the retirement age in Russia has been discussed for several years. An active supporter of this is the head of the Board of the Center for strategic research, former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin. He proposes to raise the age of retirement for women for eight years (to 63 years) for men — five (65).
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in turn, called the issue of raising the retirement age is thin, sensitive and requires a leisurely approach.