Consequences of activity of the Russian government

The number of poor in Russia has reached a critical level. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets."Unfortunately, the forecasts are justified: according to official statistics, the number of poor has reached 22 million people. It is absolutely critical," - she said the TV channel "Russia 24".Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Ministers noted that the fight against poverty, the government has launched a number of programs, as well as allowed to use the maternity capital to those who need it, without tying it to a mortgage, and increased benefits for drug coverage.

Earlier, Rosstat reported that in Russia turned out to be below the poverty line 22.9 million. And this is without taking into account the data of the residents of Sevastopol and the Crimea. This is 3.1 million more than in the first quarter of 2014.
The poverty rate in Russia in the first quarter of 2015 jumped immediately to 15.9% versus 13.8% in the first quarter of 2014. Information is given for both the quarter excluding the data in the Crimea and Sevastopol.