Additional Payments for Russian Pensioners in Pridnestrovie

Law-in-draft that was sent to the Supreme Council by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vadim Krasnoselsky was considered today by the deputies of the Committee on Social Policy, Health Care, Labor, Family and Childhood Issues in the mode of legislative necessity. The President proposes to compensate Pridnestrovian pensioners who receive Russian pensions for financial losses due to the difference in exchange rates.

A huge number of appeals are received by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Supreme Council and the Ministry of Social Protection and Labor, noted at the meeting of the Committee. We are not talking about one or two pensioners, but about several thousand, said the Head of the Ministry of Social Protection, Elena Kulichenko. Due to sharp fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Russian ruble, a large number of pensioners who receive a Russian pension, but are citizens of our republic and live on its territory, have found themselves in a difficult situation now, according to preliminary data.

The deputies were interested in the practical implementation of the Law in case of adoption of the amendments introduced by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. Payment of additional payments in the form of a monthly difference, the parliamentarians explained, will be made at the rate of the Pridnestrovian ruble, converted on the day following the day the funds are credited to the accounts of Russian pensioners.

Another amendment from the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic – the additional payment due to the difference in rates is planned to be calculated automatically and paid along with the principal amount after the adoption of the law-in-draft. The President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic considers that the pensioners do not need to submit any documents or certificates for recalculation.

The Committee on Social Policy, Health Care, Labor, Family and Childhood Issues supported the initiative of the PMR President and recommended it to the Supreme Council for adoption in two readings at once. The document will be included in the agenda of the plenary meeting scheduled for March 16.

It is assumed that if amendments to the current Law “On the budget of the Unified State Social Insurance Fund of the PMR for 2022” are adopted, it will enter into force immediately after publication and will be effective from the 1st of  March, 2022.