
Pensions in the Russian Federation will be indexed on February 1 and April 1 in 2027
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Pensions in Russia are subject to regular indexation according to the parameters of the federal budget.
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Pensions in Russia will be indexed twice in 2027: on February 1 - by the inflation rate for 2026 (6.8%), on April 1 - by an additional 3.3% according to the rate of wage growth.
The average old-age pension at the end of 2027 will be 29,904 rubles.
MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. Pensions in Russia in 2027 will be indexed twice, from February 1 and April 1, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at parliamentary hearings in the Federation Council on the parameters of the draft federal budget of the Russian Federation for 2027–2029.
“Next year, insurance pensions will be indexed twice: on February 1, by the inflation rate for 2026 – we will estimate it at 6.8% – and on April 1, the insurance part of the pension will be additionally increased by 3.3% at the rate of wage growth,” he said.
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Indexation of insurance pensions on February 1 and April 1, 2027
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