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Legislative Committee in Russia's State Duma voices opposition to proposed enhancement of childcare benefits.

State Duma committee rejects proposals for changes in childcare allowance legislation

Committee in Russia's State Duma rejects proposed changes to childcare allowance legislation.
Committee in Russia's State Duma rejects proposed changes to childcare allowance legislation.

Legislative Committee in Russia's State Duma voices opposition to proposed enhancement of childcare benefits.

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It looks like the Social Policy Committee ain't exactly feeling generous when it comes to bumping up childcare allowances. They've suggested thumbs-down on a bill that aimed to boost payments for kids under 1.5 years old. This bill, cooked up by LDPR reps like Leonid Slutsky and a crew of senators back in January, aimed to crank up the pay from 40% to 60% of folks' average salary and set a minimum at the local poverty line. As RIA Novosti reported, the current system sees working moms earning only 40% of their previous dough, while non-working, jobless, or student mothers get a measly 9,227 rubles – barely scraping by in most regions.

Slutsky pointed out that the average payments of 15-20k rubles aren't exactly helping the cause, potentially driving down birth rates as a result. The bill's makers believed that upping the payments to 60% salary and linking the minimum to the poverty line would be a game-changer, helping families, lifting poverty, and boosting birthrates. But the State Duma Committee wasn't feeling it, nixing the proposal in the first reading as too premature.

The bill would've tweaked the "State Social Assistance to Families with Children" law and the "Mandatory Social Insurance" law, but as it stands, the debate over maternity payments rages on, with the status quo staying put.

Now, 'bout that Duma thing on splitting payments for SVO participants during divorce - there don't seem to be any fresh proposals on that front. A quick search couldn't turn up anything relevant, even on the topic of divorce and property division in global jurisdictions. If you're on the hunt for juicy Duma updates, it's best to stick to official Russian legal news sources or straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

  1. The Social Policy Committee's decision to reject the bill aimed at increasing childcare allowances might impact family-dynamics, as the current system leaves working mothers earning only 40% of their previous income, and non-working mothers receiving a mere 9,227 rubles.
  2. The rejection of the bill, which would have linked childcare payments to policy-and-legislation such as the "State Social Assistance to Families with Children" law and the "Mandatory Social Insurance" law, could potentially affect relationships between parents and their children, and could also have implications for broader society and general-news coverage.
  3. Meanwhile, there seems to be no substantial proposal or general-news update regarding the Duma's previous consideration of splitting payments for SVO participants during divorce, suggesting that the existing debate over this issue remains unresolved. This lack of clarity could add complexity to politics and family-dynamics in Russia, particularly in cases of divorce among SVO participants.

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