“The President instructed to ensure a systematic, comprehensive approach to the integration of new territories into a single socio-economic space,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Mishustin explained that the value obtained is used to calculate the amount of social assistance, including benefits to needy families.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Tatyana Golikova said that in the new regions of Russia since January 1, the wage fund for state employees has increased by 20%.