Family and children's budget is reduced. Who will pay for the savings? Today in the State Duma the budget of the social fund is being considered. Its capabilities depend heavily on federal transfers, which are under threat of being cut. The consequences are already affecting support for families with children. The government proposes to change the rules for paying allowances to parents who go to work early before the child is one and a half years old. Saving 25 billion rubles for officials turned out to be more important than preserving the right of parents to receive benefits at the same time and earn money. Funding for the unified benefit is reduced by 200 billion rubles, and the number of child recipients, according to the calculations presented, will decrease from 10 to 8 million. But people did not live richer. On the contrary, millions of families continue to struggle to make ends meet. Tax deductions for families with two children are also reduced. The share of family and children's expenses in the GDP drops from 1.7% to 1.2%, and the funding for the national "Family" project has been cut. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation demands that the government explain why saving families with children becomes a budget priority. We are convinced that demographic problems cannot be solved by reducing social support. The Communist Party faction will not support the social fund budget and will abstain from voting.

Family and children's budget is reduced. Who will pay for the savings? Today in the State Duma the budget of the social fund is being considered. Its capabilities depend heavily on federal transfers, which are under threat of being cut. The consequences are already affecting support for families with children. The government proposes to change the rules for paying allowances to parents who go to work early before the child is one and a half years old. Saving 25 billion rubles for officials turned out to be more important than preserving the right of parents to receive benefits at the same time and earn money. Funding for the unified benefit is reduced by 200 billion rubles, and the number of child recipients, according to the calculations presented, will decrease from 10 to 8 million. But people did not live richer. On the contrary, millions of families continue to struggle to make ends meet. Tax deductions for families with two children are also reduced. The share of family and children's expenses in the GDP drops from 1.7% to 1.2%, and the funding for the national "Family" project has been cut. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation demands that the government explain why saving families with children becomes a budget priority. We are convinced that demographic problems cannot be solved by reducing social support. The Communist Party faction will not support the social fund budget and will abstain from voting.