“The cost of indexing social benefits by 11.9% from February 1, 2023 will amount to 152.4 billion rubles.
Indexation will affect more than 40 measures of social support for the population, ”the ministry said in a statement.
In addition, the amount of maternity capital for the first child from February 1 will be 587 thousand rubles.
Earlier, the State Duma, at a plenary session held on January 18, rejected a bill from the LDPR proposing to set a minimum wage of 20,000 rubles a month.