Ensuring the dignified life of the elderly is the goal that "United Russia". This was pointed out by the Secretary of the General Council of the United States of America, Andrei Turchak, on Monday, August 20, at a joint meeting of the general council and the council of leaders of factions of the party. Summarizing the results of a broad public discussion on the issue of improving the pension system, Turchak noted that this topic applies to all residents of the country. But first of all you need to think about the interests of older people. "We are conscious of our responsibility to the older generation, to our parents who, through their labor, created the wealth of our country, its industrial potential, developed its infrastructure.

Of course, it is our duty to provide them, today's pensioners, with a decent standard of living, "Turchak stressed.. He particularly noted that the party did not raise the question of maintaining state pension provision in Russia - it was, is and will be guaranteed by the Constitution of the country. But the size of the pension, its constant increase - that's what should be on the control of EP. As Turchak said, more than 30 thousand civil activists, representatives of trade unions, deputies took part in the discussion launched by the party in July. Another hundred thousand Russians sent their proposals to the site of the party. As a result, more than 1,5 thousand.

initiatives, summarized by theme. "Employment, working conditions, health check-up, territorial specifics, the guarantee of faster growth of pensions," Turchak said. "In all these issues, the party should represent the interests of ordinary people," he said..

On Tuesday, August 21, the State Duma will hold large parliamentary hearings on the issue of improving the pension system. The position of the EP will be based on the proposals that the party gathered during the public discussion and discussed at the joint council. The government bill on introducing changes to the pension system of the Russian Federation entered the State Duma in mid-June. He suggests, in particular, an increase in the age of graduation from work to 65 years for men and up to 63 years for women.