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Russia's Putin orders for more pensioners to get one-off payment

Published November 8, 2016 Updated November 8, 2016 07:51pm

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By Shoaib Ur Rehman

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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian government to quickly amend draft legislation on a one-off payment to pensioners so that military pensioners and other similar types of people will also receive the compensation, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.

The central bank said in August it was not changing its inflation forecast because of the one-off payment to pensioners early next year.

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