18 Dec 2019 21:18

Pensions in LPR to increase by 20% - LPR leader

LUHANSK. Dec 18 (Interfax) - Pensions on the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) will be increased by 20% from January 2020, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik said.

"The people's initiative to increase pensions was supported by the LPR government. Therefore, I believe that pensions can be increased by 20% starting from January 2020 under a 2023 program, taking into consideration economic growth and budget revenues," Pasechnik wrote on Twitter.