He noted that since 2019, when the pension reform was introduced, the average life expectancy of men has decreased by more than 2 years, and women - by almost 4 months.
The parliamentarian proposed to turn to the Soviet experience and, in addition to lowering the retirement age, increase the size of pension payments.
In 1932, the USSR approved a single retirement age: 60 years for men and 55 years for women. At that time it was one of the earliest retirement ages in the world. When the pension system was introduced, the amount of payments depended on the level of income, said Anatoly Nikitin.
If earnings did not exceed 50 rubles a month, the pension amounted to 85% of the salary, that is, about 40 rubles. If the income was from Br50 to Br60, the payments were reduced to 75%, which equaled Br42.5. For those who received from 60 to 80 rubles, the pension amounted to 65% of earnings. If the income exceeded Br100, 50% of the salary was paid, but no more than Br55, explained the MP.
At the same time, in the period from 1929 to 1950, thanks to state planning, the average life expectancy increased by 26 years.
According to Nikitin, in 2025 pensions in Russia should be at least 40% of the average salary in the region. At the same time, a minimum pension amount of 35 thousand rubles has been set.
Annual indexation of pension payments will correspond to the level of real inflation, which will ensure the preservation of the purchasing power of pensioners, emphasized the MP in conversation with “Gazeta.Ru”.
Earlier called the average size of the pension in Russia and explained the new rules of retirement.