Russian Lower House Adopts President's Amendments To Pension System Bill For 2nd Reading

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Russian Lower House Adopts President's Amendments to Pension System Bill for 2nd Reading

The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, on Wednesday adopted the president's amendments to the pension system bill introduced for the second reading.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th September, 2018) The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, on Wednesday adopted the president's amendments to the pension system bill introduced for the second reading.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously submitted to the lower house his amendments to the bill on improving the pension system, which soften the government's version of the plan, in particular, by setting retirement age at 60 for women, knocking three years off the initially suggested age.