Federal Law on the Living Wage No. 134 was adopted by the State Duma with approval by the Federation Council in October 1997. Over the past time, many changes have occurred in the country's economy. Due to various disasters, lawmakers introduced adjustments to the act, the latest changes occurred in July 2018 on the basis of Federal Law No. 272. Currently, the provisions of the Living Wage Law indicate why such laborious work has been carried out, to whom the developments are intended.
What tasks did the law set?
The cost of living is a conditional consumer basket, which takes into account mandatory payments and fees, as well as the cost of goods and services that a person needs for a month. Depend on this indicator:
- children's allowances;
- salaries;
- pensions;
- subsidies for the poor.
The seven articles of the Living Wage Act disclose the purpose of each of them. Originally published 8, but the 5th article lost its force in 2005 under the influence of time.
The content of the legislative provisions
The Living Wage Act is divided into articles, where each answers questions:
- No. 1 - what concepts does the legal act use;
- No. 2 - why is PM appointed;
- No. 3 - in what order the consumer basket is established and determined;
- No. 4 - periods of calculation of the PM value;
- No. 6 - as the PM is taken into account in social support;
- No. 7 - when and how the publication of information occurs;
- No. 8 - when the federal law on a living wage came into force.
For what purpose did you develop the provisions?
The economic situation in the country is difficult, and the most difficult is for the unprotected sections of the population, poor citizens. These terms are new to residents, but many survive thanks to social support. The Law on the Living Wage in the Russian Federation was approved with the aim of:
- assess the standard of living of Russians;
- to develop and implement social policies, special social programs;
- establish social benefits, scholarships, benefits;
- to develop the federal budget;
- provide social assistance.
Article 7 indicates that all information on changes in the PM must be published every quarter in an official publication owned by the Government or the executive branch.
Q3 2018 data
Perhaps the new law will increase the cost of living at times. So far, Order No. 695n has been published, coming from the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated November 12, 2018 with established and approved figures on the minimum monthly income:
- children - 10,302 rubles .;
- pensioners - 8615 rubles;
- able-bodied citizens - 11310 rubles;
- per capita - 10451 rubles.
The minimum wage in the Russian Federation is 9489 rubles.
The next update on the subsistence minimum will appear in 2019 in the 1st quarter.
What concepts does the law use?
In article 1 of the Federal Law No. 134, exact characteristics of all the sayings used are given. A consumer basket should be understood as a set of food and household goods that a person needs every month. Specialists collected a certain number of items, evaluated, took into account utility costs, tax payments. Calculations were carried out for each soul of the population living in the family and single citizens. Separately, the distribution of funds according to the needs of the able-bodied, pensioners and children. Such indicators are determined by a special commission that regulates social and labor relations between the subjects of the Russian Federation.
What is needed for a normal life?
Everyone understands in their own way what is needed for a normal life, and members of the commission, at their discretion, have to type in the consumer basket:
- foods with enough nutrients;
- hygiene products;
- seasonal clothes and shoes;
- housing and communal services expenses.
Economists have to consider the elements that affect the PM in each region:
- average salary;
- prices for marketable products.
Benefits for young families in which children are born depend on the subsistence level. The distribution of subsidies to the poor if their income does not reach the levels established in a particular region. To calculate the minimum cost limit, different groups and categories of residents are distinguished:
- officially working in enterprises;
- unemployed;
- elderly and underage people.
Sociologists throughout the quarter take into account rising prices and diseases in order to find out the costs of treatment, to determine the need for free medicines. At the same time, it is necessary to separate 50% of expenses for food, calculate how many shoes an average person needs at a different age per year. Specialists carry out gigantic work, scrupulously relate to each figure. Because from her they will calculate the general level of income in the family, and pay the difference:
- schoolchild for lunch;
- baby - allowance;
- old man for medication.
To receive a surcharge, you must contact the social security office at the place of residence with a statement and documents:
- passport
- statement of family composition;
- a certificate from the employer about the salary.
The authorized body will calculate the total income of all family members, and if they live on funds below the PM, the state will pay the allowance.