“Inflation in our country is now about 8%, about 8.05%.
Next year, the necessary resources have been laid for the indexation of those social expenditures, which, according to the legislation, should be indexed to the actual level of inflation, ”TASS quoted him as saying at a meeting of the Federation Council.
Siluanov noted that this list includes social benefits, including maternity capital.
“By the end of the year, we still hope that it (inflation. -
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) will decrease somewhat,” the minister said.
Earlier, Siluanov said that if the projected parameters of the Ministry of Finance are exceeded, the Ministry will make appropriate decisions on inflation.