The government was asked to set compensation for the delay of pensions by Russian Post

The government is being asked to establish compensation for Russians for late payment of pensions and benefits by Russian Post by December 1 this year. Such recommendations were sent to the Cabinet of Ministers and relevant ministries by the State Duma Committee for the Protection of Competition following an audit of the organization conducted by the Accounting Chamber from 2020 to 2024 and the expired period of 2025.

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This is due to a shortage of staff, but it is still much more difficult for them to get a job than for younger ones.

The document, which Izvestia has, also points to the observation of the supervisory authority that since May 2023, a law has entered into force, according to which pensions can only be delivered by postal organizations. Since Russian Post receives 1.17% of the payment amounts from this delivery, its revenue in 2024 amounted to 32.69 billion rubles. According to the auditors, along with this profit, in the 2020-2024s, the organization received income of 6.48 billion rubles as interest for the placement of earmarked funds in bank accounts.

"The possibility of Russian Post extracting income from the allocation of targeted funds creates prerequisites for non—compliance by the company with the deadlines for the delivery of pensions and benefits," the document says the deputies of the State Duma.

In our recommendations to the government, we suggested that the Russian Post pay compensation for the delay in pensions to Russians. Obviously, such payments will be unprofitable for her, so she will pay pensions on time, Sergei Lisovsky, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee for the Protection of Competition from the United Russia faction, explained to Izvestia.

According to him, the amount of such compensation will have to be set by the government. Earlier, the proposal to establish such compensation after conducting an audit of Almost Russia was made by the Accounting Chamber.

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