Mandatory Social Insurance for 14,500 Men This Year
Individual accounts on compulsory social insurance as of February 1 belonged to 2 million 993 thousand 735 people (+0.6% or +17 417 people to the beginning of the year).
According to the press service of the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF), among those who have individual accounts of social insurance, 59.1% are men and 40.9% are women.
According to the State Social Protection Fund, the largest number of persons with individual accounts are working citizens from 30 to 40 years old (24.6% of all social insurance payers), under the age of 33 years - 22% of taxpayers, from 40 to 50 years - 21%, at the age of 50 -60 years- 21.2%, and over 60 years - 11.2% of taxpayers.
Recall the pension reform was held on 1 January 2006, as a result of which the country moved to the use of personalized accounting of social insurance. For each payer in this segment individual accounts are opened, which accumulate paid contributions for compulsory social insurance. --17D-
Economics
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