It was noted in the course of the board that the level of social protection of the state depends on the situation in the economy. Unfortunately, it was difficult, due to external and internal factors in the past. Budget 2015 did not get enough funding, which is reflected in the socio-protected articles. Executive authority decided to pay state employees and retirees pensions salaries not in full. Pension debt was repaid In December last year.
According to the Minister for Social Protection and Labor Elena Kulichenko, the top priority today remains the timely payment of pensions. Totally 125 thousand pensioners are living in the republic. Compared with the year 2014 the number of recipients of pensions has decreased by 15 thousand. In particular, this is due to the transition to the Russian pensioners or leaving the republic. The average pension in the past year amounted to about 1 330 thousand rubles, which is 1.3% less compared to 2014 year. Totally, approximately 137,000 workers are recorded in the republic. Thus, the ratio of working population and retirees is almost 1/1.
According to the Chairman of the Committee of the Supreme Council for Social Policy, Health, Labour, Family and Childhood Sergei Cheban, last year, the Supreme Council was working on the improvement of legislation in the sphere of pensions and social protection of privileged categories of citizens. The parliamentarian emphasized the importance of continuing work on the improvement of labor legislation, as well as the norms of the law in the area of custody and guardianship, protection of rights and interests of orphans and children left without parental care.
Parliamentary committee on social protection is also ready to work on improving the legislative framework in the sphere of insurance of industrial accidents. Numerous complaints of citizens were the reason. The parliamentarian also drew attention to the draft budget of the unique state fund of social insurance for the current year. Currently, work is being done at the Supreme Council. According to Sergey Cheban, the source of budget deficit the state fund in the amount of 937 million rubles was found. At the end of his speech the deputy emphasized that social protection - is not only social security but, in particular, the political stability.