25 years of service bill. Military pensioners for Russia and its armed forces. Current state of affairs

The prestige of employees' work in the internal affairs bodies is constantly growing. The state is doing everything possible to attract promising young employees to positions.

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To this end, many reforms have been carried out in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in recent years.

Employees are offered various benefits, and there is a constant increase in wages and retirement benefits.

A number of changes are planned for 2019. Reform of the industry will continue in the next year, 2019.

One of the key changes that should come into force in 2019 is the increase in the length of service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to 25 years. Such a bill has been prepared for quite some time, and its final adoption is planned for next year.

What you need to know

The latest news about the increase in service life to 25 years only confirms last year's rumors - the bill is likely to be passed. The future increase is directly related to the growth of salaries and other types of benefits for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The ministry's financial capabilities have their limitations. Most of the budget of 400 billion rubles is spent on paying salaries to employees.

As a result, very little money remains for other important purposes. Because of this, not as often as we would like, there is a renewal of equipment, training of employees, an increase in the level of the material base.

Another reason is the reduction in the number of law enforcement officers. The number of employees of the ministry will become less and less every year, and the term of service and wages will increase. This should be the impetus for increasing the professionalism and technical literacy of the Interior Ministry employees.

And although it is planned to reduce expenses for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this will in no way affect the size of the pension of the former employees of the Ministry. Changes should take place in most of the structural divisions of the police.

Reasons for the increase

Changes in the number of years of service have been planned for quite some time. In 2019, their application was not yet possible, which is why the reform was postponed to 2019. Officials have already prepared a draft law, after which government approval should follow, but it has not been received.

The employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have a large number of benefits, receive financial assistance, and have the opportunity to retire early. All this makes the profession very attractive, which is the reason for the increase in those wishing to serve in the police.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation does not have sufficient funds to ensure the constant expenditures of finance. Because of this, inflows of new funds from the state budget are required, because wages and pensions still need to be paid.

In order to be able to update the equipment and conduct training for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was decided to increase the length of service. This will help cut costs for the ministry, but will not in any way affect the payment of salaries or pensions.

Will there be an increase in service life

It is not the first year that the law enforcement agencies have been reforming in Russia. In addition to increasing the service life in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a number of other changes are planned. It is assumed that the federal body that oversees the execution of sentences - the FSIN - will be included in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In its essence, such a reform is very similar to the events that took place back in the 90s, during the presidency of Yeltsin. This combination has both positive and negative sides.

It is believed that this will lead to a large reduction in staff and even the elimination of entire departments and positions. How effective it will be is for the government to judge.

In 2019, after the increase in the length of service, there are no plans for a global increase in wages and pensions. According to the results of inflation forecasts, the indexation of allowances will be carried out. In 2019, the government allocated 84 billion rubles for these purposes.

If in 2019 the indexation was carried out from January 1, then in 2019 this period was quite significantly moved - the earnings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs employees will be increased only from October 1.

For employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

The increase in the length of service threshold was supposed to be carried out back in 2013. A few years later, officials offered to do 30 years of service, but this proposal was not supported.

Delays in making a decision forced the president to intervene in this issue. After that, a number of amendments to the law were developed, but the bill was never considered by the government. It is believed that the reason for this was the increase in the general retirement age.

Today, in order to retire, a soldier must have a work experience of 20 years. After taking a well-deserved vacation, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs received a pension in the amount of 50 percent of his salary. An annual pension supplement of 3% was also supposed, but the maximum number could not exceed 85% of the salary received by the military.

The draft law, which is planned to be adopted in 2019, provides for retirement after 25 years of service and a pension of 65% of the salary.

For each year over, there will be an increase in the military pension by 3%, but its maximum size cannot exceed 95% of the employee's earnings.

Dismissal from the armed forces can occur for one of the following reasons:

• reaching the age limit for serving in the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
• a disease that interferes with continuing to serve;
• staff organization activities (including reductions).

As a result of retirement on such grounds, a citizen will receive a pension in the amount of 50% of the allowance if he has 20 years of experience. For each additional year there will be 3%, but their total amount cannot exceed 95%.

For the military

The increase in the required length of service will also affect servicemen. Pensions will be assigned to them on the same conditions as to employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The norms of the bill provide for a transitional period until 2023, during which the military will be able to resign on the same terms.

The law provides for the appointment of a minimum pension in the amount of 65% of the salary, and a maximum one - 95%. Also, this bill does not contain a provision on seniority allowances. It is assumed that it is simply not provided for, due to the lack of the necessary funds in the budget of the department.

Pension size

Military pensions are calculated according to a special principle. The basis for the calculation is payments, salary in accordance with the position or military rank, as well as increments for length of service, etc. All these factors become the basis for calculating the pension for military personnel.

Military pensions are on average:

In addition, holders of a military pension have the right to receive a second payment - a civilian pension. For this, a soldier must have a corresponding length of service in a civilian position.

Possible deadlines for the adoption of the law

Today it is not yet clear when exactly the law will be passed. It is only clear that the new rules will no longer be in effect in 2019, but, most likely, will be adopted in 2019.

It is also assumed that there will be a transitional phase until 2023. This is an urgently needed measure to help servicemen adjust to the new exit rules.

If you believe the sources of "Kommersant", the approval of the bill between the departments has already been completed. All fundamental issues have been resolved, and the final decision has been made, so the likelihood of the law being passed in the coming months is very high.

Back in 2017, many media outlets argued that the adoption of the law was postponed until after the presidential elections, and this is what happened.

According to opinion polls, almost 80 percent of citizens do not support changes in increasing the length of service for military personnel. This means that the increase in the required length of service will not pass peacefully and smoothly - for people it will be a painful process.

Military personnel and their families will not want to quietly watch as a large number of benefits are taken away from them and the time of difficult service is increased.

What will happen next

There are a lot of reasons for raising the length of service threshold, and they are quite justified - the state is in a difficult economic situation, so even saving several billion rubles will help pay pensions and salaries in other sectors.

A department such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs has more than 15 million employees, and this number is constantly increasing. Service in the authorities provides for the appointment of various benefits and other bonuses, which only increases the popularity of this profession among young people.

All this entails large financial spending from the state. To reduce them, it is planned to raise the length of service by 5 years - up to 25. In addition, it is planned to raise the threshold of the minimum and maximum pension for military personnel.

The increase in the years of service will affect not only the police and the military - the length of service will increase for firefighters and other employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the moment, no information has yet been received regarding the increase in the age of pensioners, but this issue also needs to be addressed for a very long time.

In addition, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not lose the right to receive a second, civilian pension. To do this, they will need to reach a certain age (55 and 60 years for women and men, respectively) and have at least 8 years of civilian work experience. It is believed that this threshold will also be gradually increased and will reach 15 years by 2024.

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The Government of the Russian Federation has long been discussing the issue of increasing the length of service from 20 to 25 years for military personnel, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But if until 2018 these questions were nothing more than an assumption, then in June significant advances began. On June 14, 2018, the retirement age for civilians of the Russian Federation was raised. In light of this, the question of increasing the length of service for military personnel also arose. The bill has already been prepared, developed, but has not yet been published and has not come into legal force. What should the servicemen expect in the future?

The latest news on the pension reform of the military

For 2018, various forums are discussing the upcoming reform in the military sphere. In order to somehow prepare citizens for such a turn of events, Vladimir Putin said that in the near future the growth of military pensions will grow by 6%.

As early as January 1, 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation promises that it will start implementing a large-scale pension reform that will affect all segments of the population and spheres of activity. It is planned to adjust the conditions under which retirement is possible, and the retirement age will also be raised to receive an insurance pension upon reaching a certain age.

At the same time, the possibility of making changes to the conditions for calculating pensions to security officials remains in question. The government does not comment on future amendments in any way. But there is a possibility that they will be introduced soon.

Representatives of the State Duma report that the length of service for the military and security officials will be increased, but a little later, so as not to create confusion among citizens.

In view of this, it is not yet known how and how the military pensions will be adjusted, whether the length of service will increase, and most importantly, how much. Also, no official documents have been submitted for publication. But the authorities do not deny that changes in pension provision for the security officials will still be carried out, it is only a matter of time.

It is planned to increase the salary allowance for maintenance... It will differ significantly from the previously announced indicators.

Length of service up to:

• 1 year. The surcharge according to the current law is 0%. According to the bill 5%;
• 2 years old. The surcharge according to the current law is 0%. According to the bill 10%;
• 5 years. Under the current bill, 10%. New 25;
• 10 years. Under the current law 15%. New 40%;
• 15 years. 20% according to the current law. 45% new;
• 20 years. 25% under the current law, 50% under the new;
• 22. 30% according to the old law, 55% in a new way;
• 25 years. 30% under the old law, 65% under the new;
• 26 years and older. 40% for the current one, 70% for the new one.

Under the new legislation, it is planned to increase the amount of monetary allowance. Its value will increase from 50 to 65%.

A serviceman who has more than 25 years of service will be offered to pay a supplement of 25% of the pension that he could receive in a situation if he quit military service. For each year, the amount of the premium increases by exactly 3%... But retirement will mean a complete recalculation of the total amount of earnings.

At the same time, citizens retain the right to retire to a military pension after 20 years of service. However, this is only possible in a number of individual cases.

Unfortunately, at the moment there is no publicly available publication of the text of the draft law for review. You can read the main postulates of the law and its theses only through the analysis of the media in unofficial sources. Some provisions of the law are cited here, and the main ideas of the new act are also discussed. At the moment, there is no official information on the exact content of the bill, which will be finally adopted.

Deputies and experts on increasing the length of service for military personnel

Dmitry Travin, expert economist:

“I think that there is no need to raise the retirement age of security officials. In order to redistribute all the funds of the state budget, it is enough to simply revise its priorities. I will also note that it is necessary to wait for a real increase in the life expectancy of Russians, and only then to adopt the appropriate reforms. "

Anton Siluanov, Minister of Finance:

“The length of service for obtaining the right to retire as military personnel should be adjusted. We are conducting such studies and we have one of the elements of the successful functioning of the pension system in Russia in development. "

Tatiana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister:

“If we do not take into account the increase in the length of service for military personnel, conflicts within the state may flare up in this regard. An increase in the length of service for military personnel will also have a positive impact on the budget in view of an increase in the life expectancy of Russian citizens. This is a necessary measure for which we have been preparing for a long time. So, right now the moment has come when the need to raise the retirement age is a priority ”.

Specificity of the new draft law on raising the retirement age

What will be remarkable about this bill?

To date, it has been established that if a serviceman has 20 years of service, then he is already assigned a pension, which is equal to 50% of the available monetary allowance.

Every year from the moment of reaching 20 years of service, the annual increase will be 3% to the already existing amount of 50% of the allowance. But the total amount of the allowance cannot exceed 85% of the original salary of a soldier.

The bill proposes to revise this approach. Pension benefits will begin to accrue at the time when the service record reaches 25 years. Not 50, but 65% will be credited at once. Each year, 3% of the pension will be accrued, and the maximum amount should not exceed 95% of the salary of a soldier.

The bill offers several options for dismissal from the armed forces on one of the preferential grounds:

1. Reaching the legal age beyond which it is impossible to serve in the armed forces.
2. In connection with the implementation of organizational and staff activities and the subsequent reduction.
3. Illness or serious health condition that does not provide for being in the ranks of the armed forces and is confirmed by a medical commission.

In such a situation, in accordance with the draft law, it will be provided for the appointment of a seniority pension, the value of which will be equal to 50% of the funds received, provided that the soldier has at least 20 years of service.

Every year he will be added 3%, but the amount of the received allowance cannot exceed 95%.

The specificity of the law is that it was adopted with the aim of eliminating the unfairly established high retirement age for ordinary citizens of the country who were not involved in military service. That is why the term for the military was also increased to 25 years.

The bill itself was developed by the Main Directorate of Personnel of the Armed Forces.

More recently, it became known that this regulatory legal act has already been signed by the President of the Russian Federation and should enter into force in 2019.

Adoption of the law on increasing the length of service for military personnel

To date, official sources do not indicate when the law will be adopted, and when the mention of the new length of service will begin to operate. The process has not been defined, which will imply a transitional phase, which should last until 2023.

Citizens who will be subject to the new regulatory legal act can retire even if they have a service record of 20 years, but subject to special conditions that will be valid until 2023.

Many media outlets claim that the approval of the project was completed in a positive way. The decision on the issue of increasing the length of service has already been made, and the entry into force of the legislative act is only a matter of time.

The adoption of the project was scheduled for September 2018. But due to the complex issues of the pension reform for civilians, the bill for the military has been shelved.

Sociological polls show that about 80% of the people surveyed do not support an increase in the length of service for the security forces. Therefore, the soil must be well prepared before initiating such changes.

The principle of calculating military pensions

In accordance with the bill, the principle of calculating the military pension will not change. Only the indicators that will participate in calculating the total amount will change.

The calculation principle is very simple. It is necessary to take the total value of the EDBI, which, in addition to the official wages, also includes all the allowances. With the help of this value and the characteristic pension coefficient, you can find out the approximate amount of the pension, which must then be compared with a reduction coefficient.

The approximate amount will be paid to the soldier.

When calculating a pension, the following indicators are taken into account:

• Salary for the awarded title.
• Salary from the corresponding position held.
• Supplements, in the amount not exceeding 40% of the EDB.

The formula looks like this.

EDBI * (50% +% for length of service) * reduction factor \u003d pension amount.

It is still vaguely clear how the calculation of the military pension will be carried out from 2019. After all, not all provisions of the new bill will be adopted immediately, which means that the calculation system should also be somewhat modified.

It is planned that at first, military personnel will be able to calculate an approximate pension using special online calculators. Later, a generally accepted formula will appear.

Let's consider how the payout for military personnel in 2018 is calculated. The calculation rules are regulated by the Federal Law “On Pension Provision of Persons in Military Service” 4469-1.

Example: A. Odintsov was dismissed from the army with the rank of captain. The reason for the dismissal was the end of the contract. Odintsov is 44 years old. His experience is 24 years and 6 months. This confirms the length of service. As a result, the payment will be calculated as follows:

pension \u003d 50% cash allowance + 3% cash allowance * the number of full years that have been worked over 20 \u003d 50% DD + 12% DD \u003d 62% of the cash allowance that citizen Odintsov received in the rank of captain.

Every year this allowance will be proportionally increased by 3%.

A completely different calculation is assumed if a citizen has been in military service for less than 20 years.

Example. Police Major Zhukov was in the service for 13 years and 10 months. Means:

pension \u003d 50% of the money allowance * 1% of the allowance * 4 years of service \u003d citizen Zhukov can count on 54% of the money allowance.

Cancellation of the reduction factor for military pensioners

The law promises to consider requirements for the abolition of the reduction factor. More than once the issue of introducing a reduction factor was checked for legality in the Constitutional Court. However, no violations of the constitutional rights of servicemen were found.

To date, the value of the reduction coefficient is equal to 72, 23% of the monetary allowance.

The ratio indicator has not changed since 2017. After the entry into force of the bill, they promise to either freeze the reduction factor or increase it slightly. However, there is also a possibility that when discussing the prospects of the decreasing coefficient, it will be decided to abandon it altogether. However, it makes no sense to talk about this innovation until 2023.

What will happen to the military pension in 2019?

In 2019, it is planned that a reform will start working, which will also affect innovations in the issues of pensions for military personnel. It is planned that the changes will be quite controversial, but necessary.

The length of service will increase from 20 to 25 years... This innovation has already been officially approved. Such a reform will avoid inequality in the country and will equate civilian retirees with the military.

It is possible that the moratorium established in 2018 on changing the reduction factor will be lifted.

Indexation can also be expected. According to the official statements of the Ministry of Defense, retirees can count on a two-stage increase in social benefits.

1. The first stage will start on October 1, 2019.
2. The second stage is exactly one year later, in 2020.

But the value of the reduction factor should remain at the same level, and also correspond to the current salaries of military personnel.

In order to carry out the reform, 41 billion rubles have already been frozen in the state budget. Thanks to these funds, the Government plans to support military pensioners, as well as to jinx the transition process in the face of inflation.

The law on increasing the minimum length of service will be passed, but everything will not happen overnight. The transition process will last exactly 5 years until 2023. During this time, work will be carried out of a financial, economic and social nature, which will help citizens adapt to the new conditions.

The real reason for raising the retirement age for military personnel, according to many citizens, is simply a banal leveling. In accordance with the Federal Law "On the Status of Servicemen", the military acquire the right to a pension 20 years after they began their military service. That is, many citizens can become full-fledged pensioners at the age of 40.

Many citizens of the Russian Federation and deputies disagree with this. Despite the difficult conditions for the implementation of service, the presence of professional deformations and other decisions during service to the homeland, the state followed the lead of the majority and decided that the pension reform would affect not only ordinary citizens of the Russian Federation, but also military personnel.

Pensions), not yet concerned (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations, National Guard troops, etc.). However, the relevant ministries are already discussing the need for reforming the military pension system... For example, First Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister of Russia Anton Siluanov announced the need to adjust length of service of military personnel, which gives the right to design.

Moreover, in 2017, there was an active discussion in the media, allegedly developed by the Ministry of Defense on behalf of Vladimir Putin. This project included increasing the length of service of military personnel and security officials (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rosgvardia, FSB, etc.) from 20 to 25 years, also starting from January 1, 2019.

Not yet knownwhether the changes reported by Anton Siluanov will be made according to this bill, which was actively discussed in 2017, or some other version of the adjustments will be proposed. But the very fact that the Cabinet plans to submit its proposal regarding the service life of military personnel and security officials (Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, Ministry of Emergencies, etc.) is no longer denied.

Draft law on increasing the length of service to 25

The draft law discussed in 2017 in a number of media outlets providing for the reform of the pension system of servicemen, as reported by the Kommersant publication at that time, was prepared in order to fulfill the order of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin No. Pr-497 dated 17.03.2017. The text of the instruction in question , in any official sources not published (as, in principle, the bill itself). However, this did not prevent its active discussion.

According to the text of the document, which came to the disposal of the media, changes in the pension system for the military and security officials were to enter into force on 01.01.2019 and contain the following provisions:

• The term of military service, upon reaching which a citizen would have the right to registration, is proposed to increase from 20 to 25 years old.
• Increase the amount of the allowance to the salary of pay for the length of service:

• Increase the amount of monetary allowance, which is taken into account when assigning a pension to a serviceman, from 50 to 65%.
• A military man with more than 25 years of service was offered pay a monthly supplement of 25% of the pension, which he could receive if he was discharged from military service. For each year of service above the established limit (more than 25 years), the amount of the increase was proposed increase by 3% (but not more than up to 50% of the pension).

The bill, which got into the media in 2017, also provided that the right to registration with 20 years of service would remain with citizens who were dismissed on one of the following grounds:

1. According to the conclusion of the VVK about unsuitability (for health reasons).
2. Having reached the age limit for service.
3. Due to organizational and staff activities.

The official publication of the text of this bill did not happen - it was distributed only through the media (unofficially), in which some of its provisions were discussed and quoted. But no denials from the Government, as well as any comments on this matter, have been reported. Therefore, at the moment there is no official information on the content of the bill, which can be adopted in the final version.

What will happen to the military pension in 2019?

Discussion of issues related to changes in the military pension system occurs regularly. Which of the voiced expert proposals will be approved and implemented by law? not yet known.

It can be said unambiguously that the authorities, along with pensions paid through the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR), also intend to reform the pension system of servicemen in one form or another (this point is no longer denied). Back in 2015, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov noted the need to return to the discussion of the issue of increasing the length of service, which will allow a serviceman, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and other law enforcement agencies to retire. As noted earlier, one of the possible suggestions - the length of service for the military can be increased from 20 to 25 years.

In addition, the question was discussed increasing the service life of officers - President Vladimir Putin announced this on his regular Direct Line in 2017. At the same time, he approved a list of instructions, among which (clause 9 of Pr-1180) was one, addressed to the RF Ministry of Defense, on the need to consider the issue of increasing the age limit for military service. However, the draft law providing for such an adjustment was not published either.

Also, a lot of noise among the servicemen was made by the proposal of a member of the collegium of the Ministry of Finance, Vladimir Nazarov, who proposed it in 2016. This proposal was also never formalized in the form of a bill and was discussed only in the expert community. In fact, it was proposed to replace military pensions with a social contract with the following provisions:

• provide, upon dismissal from military service, the payment of a one-time monetary compensation (severance pay), which would allow a serviceman to provide a decent life for several years;
• in the future, retraining and employment in the civilian profession was supposed.

That is, in this version, the concept of a "military pensioner" as such could generally become a thing of the past - all servicemen, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, National Guard and other law enforcement agencies would retire upon reaching the generally accepted civilian specialties or, if the state of health would not allow them to continue further labor activity, would be formalized.

Based on the standards of this legislation of the Russian Federation, servicemen, in addition to their salary, may receive additional benefits. Highly qualified employees receive financial benefits for seniority, paid along with their salaries.

The government bodies of the Russian Federation are preparing a legislative draft according to which the amount of payments for workers in the ranks of the military service will be revised and increased.

The law indicates that the benefits for servicemen for the length of service in 2019 will change depending on many factors that will affect the amount and coefficient of calculation of benefits and allowances.

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Concepts and definitions

Legislative bodies determine the legal powers and social guarantees for the employee. A financial addition to the salary, taking into account the length of service, will be revealed in the form of length of service and provided to the military who have served in the ranks of the Russian armed forces for at least the period specified by law.

The period of work is the basis for calculating the financial supplement to the salary and for the transfer of pension payments.

The salary interest supplement will be formed taking into account some factors. The main condition for calculating the length of service is considered to be the smallest length of service, which is 2 years.

Other main conditions are:

• The number of full years spent in service. For the calculation, not only the length of service of a serviceman in Russia, but also in the ranks of the Soviet Army of the former USSR, will be taken.
• The time spent in the service in the power structure. For the formation of allowances, the experience of the firefighter will be taken into account.
• The number of years spent at the sites of the liquidation of the NPP accident. This category will apply to citizens who served in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
• A certain period of military service in the army in hot spots or during hostilities.
• The period that was spent in a medical facility due to injuries or occupational diseases.
• The surcharge relies on the entire service time per.

The legal authority to obtain a seniority bonus will apply to servicemen with at least 2 years of service and civilians who have worked in the Russian Armed Forces for at least a year.

Based on the specialized rules, in order to reduce the difference in time for the military who serve in special conditions, certain categories of citizens will be assigned a length of service on a privilege.

For a year of service, there is 2 years of service for pilots and parachutists, including for testers, as well as for citizens who are undergoing combat or training training in flight fundamentals.

The count of one year to one and a half years is applied in the Airborne Forces and units that are associated with parachute jumping, on warships of the Navy and as part of expeditions to the seas.

Current state of affairs

Under this law, pension contributions for seniority may be assigned to employees of a military structure who are serving and who are retired after 20 years in a certain position. Dismissal is considered a mandatory requirement: serving and obtaining a military service pension is not permitted by law.

When a senior citizen, after retirement, wants to return to service, the payment of pension contributions ends, and he gets financial allowance from the Ministry of Defense until the second dismissal and visits to the FIU.

Not in all cases military pension contributions represent a defined service pension. She can be appointed to receive a disability at the time of service. In this case, the receipt of disability must be confirmed by certain documents.

The pension can also be transferred to the widow of a survivor. It will be credited when the widow was unable to earn her insurance experience while living in closed military towns or in distant subjects of the state.

Latest news

The latest news about the increase in the length of service for military personnel to 25 years says that negotiations are currently underway. It is planned to implement changes for employees of law enforcement agencies, for which the retirement age will increase, and the payment will be indexed by a rather large amount.

A legislative project to increase the length of service is still under consideration, although it was initially assumed that it entered into force in 2018. State bodies are trying to find cash reserves and save money, and for this, the retirement age has been raised in every area of \u200b\u200blife, including in the army.

Since government agencies are trying to reduce costs in each area, optimization will also apply to departmental medical institutions.

It is supposed to transfer the medical organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and military hospitals to the Ministry of Health so that medical assistance to the military and representatives of law enforcement agencies is provided on a common basis.

Pension contributions to servicemen for seniority can increase, but taking into account the reduction in the number of pensioners itself, this increase will hardly concern anyone.

Until the bill on the length of service of 25 years of servicemen to receive a pension does not enter into force, most citizens will still need to take into account mixed length of service, that is, calculate both the time spent on military service and work in civilian specialties.

To do this, you need to serve at least 12.5 years in military service and be at least 12.5 years in a civilian position. Pension contributions in this situation are calculated as half of the salary and financial allowance, it depends on the salary and the actual length of service.

Reasons for change

Changes in the number of years for minimum seniority were planned several years ago. They do not receive practical use until 2018. Officials are already preparing a legislative draft, but are not receiving approval from the Russian government.

At the moment, those who serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation have various benefits, financial assistance and the possibility of early transition to the status of a pensioner. Such privileges will attract a huge number of citizens. The number of those wishing to serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is growing every year.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has a monetary limit. Initially, the funds allocated from the budget are spent on the needs of workers and those who are already receiving pension payments. Benefits must be calculated for the number of employees in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the near future. For this reason, additional financial resources are required on an ongoing basis.

Each year, about 400 billion rubles will be allocated from the Russian budget to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In addition to salary payments and pension contributions, the power structure needs to constantly update equipment, train new workers to provide full protection to the population.

For this reason, the agenda includes the issue of increasing the length of service in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The expenses for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia will be reduced, which will not affect the employees of the structure and pensioners.

When the new bill comes into force

In 2018, officials do not disclose data on the implementation of the legislative project in practice. The timing will remain in question. It is planned to launch the work mechanisms in advance in 2019.

The budget of the Russian Federation is not able to allocate the required amount of finance to support the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. With the extension of service by extending the retirement period, it will be possible to reduce the number of people who will retire at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

The period of service will increase for citizens who are serving, employees of the criminal and correctional system, and employees of the fire service. Additionally, the changes will affect employees involved in the internal affairs bodies and drug control.

Review of the legislative initiative

On June 14, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announces an increase in the retirement age in Russia. For females it is 63 years instead of 55 years, and for males - 65 years instead of 60 years. To increase the age category of transition to the status of a pensioner, a transition period is envisaged from 2019.

Based on the law on the provision of pensions for military personnel, as well as employees of the internal affairs bodies, the National Guard and the Federal Penitentiary Service, they are able to go on a well-deserved rest after a certain length of service in a situation where their period of work is at least 20 years.

The period of service for the transition to the status of a pensioner of employees in the military structures must be adjusted, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov.

Government bodies are talking about the introduction of a transitional period for increasing the age of a pensioner, which they want to start in 2019, so that the transition to pensioner status is gradually achieved at 65 years for men in 2028 and 63 years for women in 2034.

As compensation, it is proposed to provide for the likelihood for every citizen who has work experience - 40 years for women and 45 years for men - to retire 2 years earlier. The Prime Minister sets the task of introducing a draft pension reform to the State Duma in the fall.

As for the military, an employee receives legal authority to retire after 25 years of service. This legislative draft may come into effect as early as 01.01.2019.

Work on a project, according to which an employee will need to serve before receiving legal authority to provide a pension, is being developed and is already undergoing all the necessary interdepartmental agreements.

Will the size of pension payments increase?

In 2019, the amount of additional payments for any categories of employees in the plans should change and increase based on federal law. Upon resignation from service before January 1, 2019, the right to a certain length of service will be retained taking into account the past legislative draft.

Each additional payments will be indexed based on the new document and the amendments made to it.

The Ministry of Defense reports that the salary in the army will gradually increase and every social payments will be indexed. The bonus for the length of service of a certain length of service will change based on the increase in the salary of the military.

After 01/01/2019, an allowance in the form of a quarter of material aid to pension is paid only to servicemen who retire.

Disputes and protests around the new pension reform, which also affected the military, do not subside. According to the bill, an increase in the retirement age is planned to begin on January 1, 2019. Today, a seniority pension can be assigned to servicemen doing military service and retiring after 20 years in a military position.

The bill on increasing military service to 25 years is planned to be put into effect in 2019. At the same time, all changes in the pension legislation for the military will be made in two stages so as not to infringe on the rights of those military men who have “accumulated” length of service by the end of 2018.

To begin with, it is planned to introduce a provision on an allowance in the amount of 1/4 of the standard pension for those servicemen whose seniority begins at the beginning of the year.

The bill has not yet been put into effect, and its stages are under preliminary discussion. The main reason for the possible introduction of the law into force is the lack of budgetary funds for further payments to military pensioners.

Specificity of the new draft law on raising the retirement age

At the moment, for an experience of 20 years, a serviceman is assigned a pension, which is 50% of the monetary allowance. The annual increase in the 20th term of service is 3% of the above-described allowance, however, the allowance cannot exceed 85% of the military's salary.

In the new draft law, 65% is charged for 25 years of service, and another 3% for each year exceeding the minimum length of service, but the maximum amount of security should not exceed 95% of the allowance.

A soldier can resign from the armed forces on one of the provided preferential grounds, which include:

• reaching the maximum age for serving in the armed forces;
• a disease confirmed by a military medical commission;
• organizational and regular activities.

In this case, it provides for the appointment of a seniority pension, the value of which will be 50% of the above-described financial resources, subject to the presence of 20 years of service, and 3% for each year exceeding it, but not more than 95%.

The federal law, which provides for an annual increase in salaries for the position and for the rank, has not been enforced for a long time. Since 2013, the increase in the provision of the military has been due to a reduction factor. Its annual growth is spelled out in legislative acts (in 2017 it was equal to 72.23%), thanks to it, over 5 years, pension benefits increased by 30%.

Adoption of the law on increasing the length of service for military personnel

It is still unclear when the law will be adopted and the new length of service will begin in 2018 or from 2019. It also defines a transitional stage, which should last 5 years until 2023.

Citizens who are subject to the action described in the legislation of February 12, 1993, have the right to retire if they have 20 years of service on special conditions, functioning until the new project comes into effect from January 1, 2023. Now such a rule is spelled out in the bill, but how everything will turn out after the official adoption of the normative legal act is unclear - it is quite possible that the provision will be canceled.

The presidential administration notes that the departments need to hold a number of conferences of a financial, economic and social nature in order to make final amendments to Articles 13 ("Conditions determining the right to a seniority pension") and 14 ("Pension rates") of Law No. 4468 -I.

Conducted opinion polls show that more than 80% of the people surveyed do not support an increase in the length of service for military personnel, so it is far from a fact that such a painful event will pass completely calmly.

The principle of calculating military pensions

The principles for calculating pensions are reflected in the law of 12.02.1993 No. 4468-1 "On Pension Provision".

Military retirees can receive a seniority or disability pension. In addition, family members of a deceased (deceased) soldier have the right to receive a survivor's pension.

In all cases, the basis for determining the amount of the pension is the serviceman's money allowance, i.e. his salary, taking into account all allowances.

The seniority pension is established in two cases:

1. With a length of service of 20 years or more.
2. With a general work experience of more than 25 years, of which more than 12.5 years is the length of service in military or equivalent service.

Pension for minimum service or seniority in both cases is 50% of the pay. If the length of service exceeds the minimum, then in the first case, 3% is added for each additional year over 20 years (but not more than 85% of the amount of the allowance). In the second case, with “mixed” seniority, 1% is added for each year after 25 years (Art. 14 of Law No. 4468-1).

Cancellation of the reduction factor for military pensioners

Demands to abolish the reduction factor appeared almost immediately from the moment of its introduction and continue to this day.

The legality of the introduction of this norm has been repeatedly checked by the Constitutional Court, which did not find any violation of constitutional rights in it (this is indicated, for example, by the rulings of 17.07.2012 No. 1433-O and of 24.09.2012 No. 1800-O). The Court refers, in particular, to the fact that, due to the increase in the base (i.e., the official salaries), the absolute amount of pensions has not decreased. In addition, the law provides for a mechanism for a gradual increase in the coefficient, and hence pension payments.

The issue of canceling the reduction factor was also raised in the State Duma. The corresponding bill proposed by the Communist Party faction was considered in February 2017 and rejected.

In addition, as mentioned above, the current growth of the coefficient has also been suspended for 2018.

The likelihood of canceling the reduction coefficient on pensions for military pensioners in 2018 is very small. Most likely, an increase in military pensions in the near future will occur only due to an increase in monetary allowances, which is included in the budget for 2018-2020.