The topic of the meeting was an 8.8% indexation of pensions beginning on February 1, 2011. As Ms Golikova told Mr Putin, the increase will not require any additional contributions from the state budget. The average pension, according to her, will be 8,498 roubles a month beginning on February 1, and WWII veterans will receive 20,295 roubles on average.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Audit Chamber Chairman Sergei Stepashin
The two officials discussed the Audit Chamber’s plans for 2011. The chamber’s chairman highlighted issues related to the programme to improve the efficiency of budget spending, including in Russia’s regions. In this regard, the prime minister pointed out that the government put special value on and gave special attention to work with the regions and monitoring the efficiency of budget spending.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Omsk Region Governor Leonid Polezhayev
Putin and Polezhayev discussed the region’s performance over the past year, and determined that it was decent overall. The governor noted several major projects that will create new economic cluster potential.
Events for 28 january 2011
The meeting focused on power supply recovery efforts in the regions hit by extreme weather. According to Nikolai Shvets, “currently the power supply has been restored to our specifications and is operating normally”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Tomsk Region Governor Viktor Kress
The governor reported to the prime minister that the Tomsk Region had a budget surplus last year and planned to increase oil and gas production in 2011. Education and healthcare in the West Siberian region were among the issues discussed at the meeting.
Events for 27 january 2011
