Bills on the preservation of regional benefits for women from 55 years and men from 60 years have been submitted to parliaments of all 85 Russian regions. This was reported by Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Andrei Turchak. "In 37 regions, laws on the preservation of regional benefits in the old age boundaries have already been adopted by legislative assemblies," Turchak said.. He specified that in 18 constituent entities of the Russian Federation the documents were signed by the governors, in 3 more regions bills were adopted in the first reading. In other regional parliaments, this proposal will be considered in the very near future: "In the majority - until the end of September and in several - in October," Turchak said.. He recalled that the preservation of benefits for pre-retirement age was raised in the summer in almost all discussions on improving the pension reform.

"Therefore, at a joint meeting of the General Council and the leaders of the faction leaders, we decided to consider preserving regional benefits for people of pre-retirement age in the fall session," Turchak explained.. He noted that this initiative was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin, while the regional factions of the EP quickly carried out preparatory work and submitted relevant draft laws. Now it is important that this legislative norm is not only accepted but also implemented. "Given the social importance of the issue, United Russia in each region will take parliamentary control over the implementation of these laws," Turchak stressed..