The General Council of United Russia and the Council of Party Faction Leaders will hold a joint meeting on August 20 to discuss proposals received from the regions on the improvement of the pension system. All opinions will be analyzed, systematized and taken into account when preparing amendments to the second reading of the draft law in the State Duma, Secretary of the General Council of the Council of Europe Andrei Turchak. In addition, he recalled that on August 21 in the State Duma there will be large parliamentary hearings devoted to this issue. Therefore, it is important for the leadership of the EP to get acquainted with the outcome of municipal and regional discussions on changing the pension legislation. In total, since July, 400 municipal discussions and 77 regional party platforms took place, involving more than 30 thousand.

experts, public figures, legislators of different levels, as well as representatives of trade unions who represented their vision of the country's pension system.

They study citizens' initiatives in the party, Turchak said:.

"All July proposals from citizens were received, including through the electronic form, which was opened on the websites of the regional offices of the" United Russia ".

In total, citizens and party members sent to the CEC party more than 1500 proposals, which we will consider on August 20, "- said Secretary of the General Council of the EP.

The government bill "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on the Issues of Appointment and Payment of Pensions" was submitted to the State Duma on June 16 and passed the first reading on July 19. The biggest controversy was the proposal to raise the age of retirement for non-concessional categories to 65 for men and 63 for women. Before the second reading at the Okhotny Ryad, parliamentary hearings will be held with the participation of both representatives of the legislative and executive branches of the subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as experts, members of civil society institutions and relevant ministers.