Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Minister of Healthcare and Social Development Tatyana Golikova
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.
