Agenda: Adjusting social benefits and entitlements, improving specialist training in agriculture, additional criteria for digital intermediary platforms.
Mikhail Mishustin’s opening remarks:
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Good afternoon, colleagues.
Before we move forward with the agenda for this Government meeting, I would like to mention the adoption of several important decisions.
Over 40 social benefits, entitlements and compensations will increase starting 1 February. They will be adjusted to match last year’s consumer price inflation index.
The Government has been doing this annually as instructed by the President. This measure affects millions of people in Russia, including families with children, Heroes of Russia, Heroes of Labour, Great Patriotic War and combat veterans, people with disabilities and others.
This year, the maternity capital benefit for the first child will increase to almost 730,000 roubles, while the same benefit for the second child and subsequent children will reach 963,000 roubles. This increase covers both the newly issued maternity capital certificates and the unused balance from earlier grants. There is also the one-time childbirth benefit, which will now be equal to 28,500 roubles. As for women who receive the Hero Mother title, they will receive 76,500 roubles.
People will not have to file any paperwork for ensuring that all these government support measures are adjusted for inflation. This will be an automatic process. Beneficiaries will receive these payments at the same time as usual.
The next topic deals with training specialists in agriculture.
The President has emphasised that human capital is more than just a comprehensive set of various matters. Today, this is the single most important issue which has fundamental importance for Russia’s development.
The Government has drafted the corresponding amendments to four state programmes covering agricultural production and fisheries in all their aspects and taking into consideration the staffing needs in rural areas. In addition, they contain forecasts assessing labour needs for developing agricultural lands and land improvement.
