# Russia’s economy is so bad that pensions have to be cut in Russia to get more money for the war.
*The social policy category, which includes pensions and welfare payments, will decrease from RUB 7.73 trillion (US$76.3 billion) this year to RUB 6.49 trillion (US$64 billion) in 2025. In 2026, social spending will increase to RUB 7.19 trillion (US$70.9 billion) and then to 7.2 trillion (US$71 billion) in 2027.*
*The funds saved will be redirected to the military budget, which will account for 32.5% of federal spending – a record share since Soviet times.*
*For comparison, defence spending was 17% of the budget in the first year of the war against Ukraine, 19% in 2023, and 29.5% this year.*
The pensioner population will be a lot smaller soon, anyway
Personal_Number_7352 on
Hey pensioner, if you can’t afford food and medicine sign the contract!
Sure-Sea2982 on
Russian winter just around the corner…..
Nauris2111 on
They’re also increasing taxes and lowering soldier wages. I’d say, the beast is finally bleeding.
ITI110878 on
Good!
Empty stomachs and ice cold homes could bring a change.
mediandude on
Pension cuts during soaring inflation.
2FalseSteps on
A sure sign of a stronk economy free from the effects of sanctions. /s
CavemanMork on
29% defense spending? JFC, the Soviet stockpile must really be running out.
wombat6168 on
They can fix it very quickly just go home
Volcano_Dweller on
The directions to prevent this are on every transmission shift lever guide in all their war vehicles currently in Ukraine: -R- for “Reverse to Russia”.
pik204 on
Everything according to plan guys, nothin’ to worry about.
Murder_Bird_ on
So 3 years of budget “growth” will still leave it 5 billion less than last year and the real inflation rate is estimated anywhere from 20-40 percent with frequent shortages in food and consumer goods.
Remember, Putin tried to make changes to the pension system in 2018 and quickly backtracked in the face of *massive* protests. It’s one of the reasons he beefed up the internal security and passed a law to put them under his direct command outside of the military command structure. This is a desperate move by Putin.
Mkwdr on
My inexpert impression was that the popularity of Putin in Russia was linked to him bringing stability after the chaos of Yeltsin , including paying pensions etc. While he can also play the patriotism card , we can hope that measures like these begin to undermine his support.
4quatloos on
Very soon pensioners will be on the front line.
Astrospal on
The true defeat or Russia will come from within, from its people rising up. There is no other solution. That’s why foreign pressure is so important.
BadAssNatTurner on
Honestly Europe should do the same.
Emu1981 on
>The social policy category, which includes pensions and welfare payments, will decrease from RUB 7.73 trillion (US$76.3 billion) this year to RUB 6.49 trillion (US$64 billion) in 2025.
Has Putin already forgotten about the civil unrest that occurred back in 2018 over pensions (well, pension age)?
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# Russia’s economy is so bad that pensions have to be cut in Russia to get more money for the war.
*The social policy category, which includes pensions and welfare payments, will decrease from RUB 7.73 trillion (US$76.3 billion) this year to RUB 6.49 trillion (US$64 billion) in 2025. In 2026, social spending will increase to RUB 7.19 trillion (US$70.9 billion) and then to 7.2 trillion (US$71 billion) in 2027.*
*The funds saved will be redirected to the military budget, which will account for 32.5% of federal spending – a record share since Soviet times.*
*For comparison, defence spending was 17% of the budget in the first year of the war against Ukraine, 19% in 2023, and 29.5% this year.*
[https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/21/7485711/](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/21/7485711/)
The pensioner population will be a lot smaller soon, anyway
Hey pensioner, if you can’t afford food and medicine sign the contract!
Russian winter just around the corner…..
They’re also increasing taxes and lowering soldier wages. I’d say, the beast is finally bleeding.
Good!
Empty stomachs and ice cold homes could bring a change.
Pension cuts during soaring inflation.
A sure sign of a stronk economy free from the effects of sanctions. /s
29% defense spending? JFC, the Soviet stockpile must really be running out.
They can fix it very quickly just go home
The directions to prevent this are on every transmission shift lever guide in all their war vehicles currently in Ukraine: -R- for “Reverse to Russia”.
Everything according to plan guys, nothin’ to worry about.
So 3 years of budget “growth” will still leave it 5 billion less than last year and the real inflation rate is estimated anywhere from 20-40 percent with frequent shortages in food and consumer goods.
Remember, Putin tried to make changes to the pension system in 2018 and quickly backtracked in the face of *massive* protests. It’s one of the reasons he beefed up the internal security and passed a law to put them under his direct command outside of the military command structure. This is a desperate move by Putin.
My inexpert impression was that the popularity of Putin in Russia was linked to him bringing stability after the chaos of Yeltsin , including paying pensions etc. While he can also play the patriotism card , we can hope that measures like these begin to undermine his support.
Very soon pensioners will be on the front line.
The true defeat or Russia will come from within, from its people rising up. There is no other solution. That’s why foreign pressure is so important.
Honestly Europe should do the same.
>The social policy category, which includes pensions and welfare payments, will decrease from RUB 7.73 trillion (US$76.3 billion) this year to RUB 6.49 trillion (US$64 billion) in 2025.
Has Putin already forgotten about the civil unrest that occurred back in 2018 over pensions (well, pension age)?