How will social policy be built?

The First Deputy Chairwoman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Lyudmila Kostkina, spoke about how social policy will be built in the near future, and also noted that now, the main principles in the provision of social support measures are targeting and neediness. Because of the difficult economic situation, local authorities are thinking about reducing regional benefits. A number of subjects have cancelled transportation benefits for pensioners and students, the reduction of subsidies for the overhaul and the introduction of compulsory payment of land tax for all categories of Russians is being discussed.