Will pensions be indexed when and by what amount? This question today worries millions of pensioners of the country. According to the official statement of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev, the indexation of pensions in 2017 will be carried out in full, including a lump sum payment.
Earlier, in February of each year, the increase in pension on average was equal to the value of inflation over the past year. What is planned for pensions in 2017? It is known that in preparing the budget of the Russian Federation for the coming 2017, the government was instructed by the Prime Minister to provide cost items associated with increasing pensions. The size of the indexation should take into account the real level of inflation in the country.
Roughly on average, the size of pensions in past years increased by 4–11.4%.
In his directive to the government, the Prime Minister emphasized that the measures developed would allow the pension indexation schedule to return to normal. In the meantime, preliminary decisions are known to increase the following types of pensions:
· For pensioners living in villages, indexation is planned after January 1, 2017.
· Old-age pensions will tentatively be increased from February 1, 2017.
· Also, from February 1, a lump sum payment of 5, 000 rubles to each retired person, including military and working pensioners, approved by the State Duma and the Government of the Russian Federation, will begin.
This amount should become part of the compensation for indexation for the second half of 2016, and for military pensioners this amount even exceeds the planned increase for the second half of 2016.
The government has confirmed that pensioners do not have to pay pension tax on lump sum payments of 5, 000 rubles!
· From April 1, 2017, an increase is planned for recipients of social benefits.
· The date for changing the size of pensions from October 1, 2017 is set for military personnel.
Based on their estimated size of indexation, the average pension will increase by 450–750 rubles. More precisely, it will be possible closer to February 2017.
