“In accordance with the instructions of the president, the additional expenses of the budget system for providing payments to families with children from eight to 16 years old will amount to 455 billion rubles,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that all low-income families would receive payments for children aged 8-16.

Later, Kotyakov clarified the amount of the new allowance for children from eight to 16 years old in low-income families.