"United Russia has offered cards for the poor

One of the clubs in the ruling party took the initiative, which is certainly not like Alexei Kudrin. The leader of the socially conservative club "United Russia" Andrei Isayev proposed to issue monthly certificates to needy citizens to purchase goods worth 1,5-2 thousand rubles. There are reports Vedomosti. They can be paid a certain group of goods, then businesses obnalichat these certificates for real money. The problem of reducing the purchasing power of population is particularly acute in the present period, when, due to heat waves commodity prices went up sharply, and the price of 1 kg of buckwheat has increased fivefold. The target audience for "coupons for the poor" may be incomplete and large families, the disabled and pensioners. As planned by Isaeva, these vouchers can be printed on Goznak, and their distribution is able to do the Pension Fund. Preliminary calculations show: they are the recipients may be 3-5 million people, and the national budget, the initiative will cost about 100 billion rubles. MP Isaev and has no doubt that the Finance Ministry will oppose the initiative of introducing this form of state - already had two years ago. His colleague, Yevgeny Fedorov, in general, not against the proposal, but believes it is better not to render aid certificates, and once the money. As an argument to his opponents Andrei Isayev experience leads American counterparts, which benefit programs the purchase of products in force since 1969. On state can expect a family where the median income for four does not exceed $ 1838. In this case, the government allocates $ 124 each. Two years ago, the number who applied for financial aid to 28 million people (about 9% of the population). Budget, this measure costing $ 34.6 billion, "United Russia" has an overwhelming majority of seats in the Duma and is able to overcome the resistance of the Ministry of Finance. So the fate of this proposal is totally dependent on the ruling party.