NEWSLINK TASS: Russia’s 200,000 employed senior citizens worry they may lose old age pension

MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. Russian Labor and Social Protection Ministry’s idea of stripping employed senior citizens whose annual remuneration is one million roubles (about $16,500) or more of their old age security pension has sparked a debate in Russian society.

In the context of Russia’s modern realities one million roubles is a sum enough to buy an average class car, renovate a two-room apartment or pay for an oncological surgery. In a word, one million roubles for an employee past the retirement age is by no means a luxury, but a means of decently satisfying some basic needs apart from buying food and paying the utility bills. …

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