Putin announced an increase in public sector salaries and pensions

In the near future, the authorities will decide to increase social benefits, including pensions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said .

“I understand that rising prices are seriously affecting people's incomes, so in the near future we will make a decision to increase all social benefits, including benefits and pensions. We will raise the minimum wage and the subsistence minimum, as well as increase salaries in the public sector,” he said.

In addition, Putin instructed the government to quickly analyze the effectiveness of measures to support people who have lost their jobs. As the president noted, it is obvious that such measures should be expanded, including through the mechanism of the social contract.