18 minutes agoPutin eases attitudes for pension reform following domestic protests
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Russian leader Vladimir Putin has eased the planned pension changes following angry protests. He said that the retirement age for women will increase from 55 to 60 instead of 63. But a five-year increase for men at 65 would not change. In a rare TV talk, [...]
He said that the retirement age for women will increase from 55 to 60 instead of 63. But a five-year increase for men at 65 would not change.
In a rare television talk, Putin said that the working - age population in the country is diminishing, making the change crucial.
Unions have warned that many of them will not live long enough to seek retirement.
Russian men have a life expectancy of 66, while women are 77, the World Health Organisation says.
The case has seen support for Mr. Putin to drop 64% from 80%, according to state V survey TsIOM.
