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MOSCOW, June 17 The cost of living will be increased for 2025, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with the vice-president. premieres.
«The government has increased the cost of living in Russia for next year. <…> Now it will be determined based on the median income,» said the head of government.
How indicated on the White House website, for the country as a whole this figure will be 17,733 rubles per person, for the working-age population — 19,329 rubles, for children — 17,201 rubles, for pensioners — 15,250 rubles.
< br />Its size was calculated based on the median income for 2023, which, according to Rosstat, amounted to 40,121 rubles.
The cost of living is used to assess the need of citizens when providing government support. Many types of benefits and allowances are tied to it, including payments to needy families with children and pregnant women.
As President Vladimir Putin announced in early June, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the median salary will also be tied to minimum wage. In 2025, the minimum wage will be 48 percent of it, or 22 thousand rubles. Then the ratio will increase so that by 2030 the minimum wage will be at least 35 thousand rubles per month.