Moscow Mayor raises minimum city pension 4.8% to 21,193 rbl

MOSCOW, Oct 26 (PRIME) -- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has signed a 4.8% increase in the minimum pension to 21,193 rubles with city bonuses from January 1, 2022, according to a statement released on Tuesday.

The document also said that benefits to low-income families with children, families with many children, families of terrorist attack and catastrophe victims and several other categories of people will also be indexed by 4.8%.

Payments to commemorate socially important dates, such as Victory Day, will also be made.

(70.1345 – U.S. $1)

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