Large parliamentary and public hearings on improving the pension system of Russia will be held on Tuesday, August 21, in the State Duma. AT 12. 00 Moscow time they will be opened by the speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. It is on his initiative that more than 40 presidents of regional legislative assemblies, 32 deputy councilors, profile members of the Cabinet, representatives of trade unions, NGOs, experts, business communities will gather in the lower house of the parliament today.. Interrupt their holidays, many deputies of the State Duma. All of them intend to take an active part in the hearings, which precede the second reading of the government bill on introducing amendments to the country's pension legislation. The reports will be made by the heads of all parliamentary factions and chairmen of the relevant committees of the State Duma. Head of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development Maxim Topilin, head of the Pension Fund Anton Drozdov, head of the Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin and chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov will also share their views on the problem. In addition, the speech of the head of the Public Chamber Valery Fadeyev, the head of the National Medical Chamber Leonid Roshal, other prominent figures.

On the site of the State Duma will be organized a live broadcast from the meeting room. 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. At the moment more than 100 amendments have been prepared for the draft law.