MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian government will not consider raising the retirement age until 2018, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said Friday.
The current retirement age in the country is 55 years for women and 60 years for men.
"We do not yet anticipate increasing the retirement age and are not considering this measure until the 2018 period for which we have assigned this strategy," Golodets told the Rossiya-24 broadcaster.
"That is why we will have to work hard before addressing the issue of raising the retirement age," Golodets said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously expressed opposition to increasing the retirement age in the short-term, underscoring that current retirees should not be affected if a decision is made on this matter.
