Golodets: the number of the poor in Russia will inevitably increase

In Russia, the number of poor will inevitably increase, primarily due to young families with children. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets at the All-Russian seminar-meeting on the development of the social sphere, Interfax reports .

"We end a year with 15.7 million poor in the country. But in the context of inflation, their number will grow inevitably, especially among families with children," said Golodets. She demanded to pay special attention to this category, especially those young families where children from 1.5 to 3 years old.

“Children's kindergartens, nurseries are protection against poverty. When a child goes to kindergarten, he is fed up and looked at,” the Deputy Prime Minister said. According to her, young mothers should give the opportunity to study and work. According to Golodets, it is important to maintain a trend to reduce the middle age of mothers.

In addition, Golodets said that the real purchasing power of salaries in Russia will decrease by the results of the year.

In 2015, 90 billion rubles will be allocated for additional indexation of pensions in 2015, Golodets noted.

From Tuesday, the Bank of Russia has increased the key rate from 10.5 percent to 17 percent. "This decision is due to the need to limit the newly increased devaluation and inflation risks that have recently increased," the statement on the Central Bank website said.

This is the sixth since the beginning of the year an increase in the key rate. In January, it was at the level of 5.5 percent. On December 11, it was decidedto increase it by one percentage point at the planned council of directors - up to 10.5 percent.

On Monday , a collapse of the ruble took place. The national currency has lost more than 10 percent in the cost. On Tuesday, at the opening of the exchange, the course was somewhat adjusted, but then the decrease continued. As of 12:30, the dollar on the Moscow Exchange traded at the mark of 65.7 rubles, the euro - 82.3.