May usually starts with a long weekend. The three-day weekend dedicated to the Day of Spring and Labor starts on Saturday, April 29, and ends on May 1. The first working day will be Tuesday, May 2. And in honor of Victory Day, non-working days will last from May 6 to May 9 inclusive.
From today, a number of Russians will increase their pensions. An increase in the amount of 7.5 thousand rubles. granted to citizens over the age of 80. You do not need to write an application for this, since the Social Fund has the necessary information about pensioners.
The pension supplement for members of flight crews of civil aviation aircraft and workers in the coal industry will also increase. It is due to them in connection with harmful, dangerous, stressful and difficult working conditions. According to the current legislation, the amount of payments is adjusted four times a year – February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1.
It is also worth remembering that now you can receive a pension in cash only at the branches of the Russian Post. For the time being, it will remain the only organization that will deliver pensions and other social benefits to homes in cash. Until May 1, it was possible to use the services of alternative private companies for this. Now their clients will be automatically transferred to Russian Post service.
Another innovation concerns school meals. The government changed the procedure for compiling menus for schoolchildren from May 1. Now contractors will have to coordinate it with the management of educational organizations. Moreover, this should be done separately for each age group of children. Additionally, it is prescribed to coordinate dietary meals if it is required for one of the students, and it is also forbidden to exclude hot meals from the menu.
From Monday, May 1, the Central Bank increases the premiums on risk ratios for mortgage loans for the purchase of housing in new buildings under equity participation agreements. These changes are aimed at making it unprofitable for banks to work with insolvent borrowers. Such clients will be less likely to approve a mortgage. And those who still get approval will have to take a loan at a higher interest rate.
Ferry service between Turkish Trabzon and Sochi is expected to start operating from May 1. As the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Turkish city of Erkut Celebi specified, ferries with a capacity of 300 passengers and designed to carry 200 cars, 6 buses and 12 containers for cargo will run between the ports.
Finally, from May 1, the visa-free regime with Albania will be cancelled. The country’s authorities have canceled seasonal visa-free entry for Russian tourists from May 1 to September 30. Thus, now, to visit the country, Russians will have to apply for a visa in accordance with the purpose of their trip.
Source: Rosbalt
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