Prime Minister Vladimir Putin quoted many figures in his speech at the meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development.
Putin promised that a doctor's salary would be double a respective region's average by 2018. Based on the ministry's tentative estimate, doctor's salaries must grow by an average of 20%-25% by the end of this year.
Putin said the government will continue increasing pensions. He recalled that since February 1 the insurance part of the labour pension had been raised by 7% and will be increased by another 3.4% on April 1. All in all, it will grow by more than 10%.
Social pensions will also increase by 14.1% starting on April 1, while various other social benefits will be increased by 6% each month.
Igor Krylov