Pensioners self-proclaimed people's Republic of Lugansk with April 4 will begin to receive payments only in rubles, said I. On the head of the Pension Fund LNR Tatyana Vasilyeva.

first Chapter LNR Igor Carpenter said that wages and pensions in the LC have the opportunity be issued in RUB, UAH, EUR and USD due to the difficult financial situation in the Republic by the economic blockade of Ukraine.

"Will only rouble mass. No choice will be, " said Vasiliev at a press conference on the first day of the week in Lugansk.

The maximum pension in the Republic is set at 9000 UAH, as according to the legislation of Ukraine. Individual cases where citizens in court was appointed a large pension, will not be counted.

Vasiliev also stated that changes in the Retirement age for Residents LNR also will not. In the Republic almost 475000 pensioners." Requires monthly more than 800 million UAH for payments in the LC. To extend the retirement age will not, " said she.

before the Minister of Finance LNR Eugene Manuilov said that the Russian ruble is likely to remain the only official foreign money self-proclaimed people's Republic of Lugansk.

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