The deputy stressed that this proposal was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Along with the fact that the pension was indexed from January 1 to civilian pensioners by 8.6%, at the same time, by the same amount, from January 1, the president took the initiative to increase pensions for military pensioners, and we made such a decision at a meeting of the State Duma” , he said.

Earlier it became known that State Duma deputies adopted a law on the indexation of pensions for military pensioners by 8.6%.

As noted in the explanation to the bill, the size of the pension will increase from January 1, 2022 by 8.6% "using various mechanisms provided for by law."