Period from April 1 to. Spring conscription for military service has begun in Russia

From April 1, pensions will increase by almost 3%. Postal services will now cost more, and lottery tickets, traditionally sold in its branches, will become unavailable to some citizens.

Pension indexation

Social pensions will increase by 2.9% from April 1. The corresponding decree was issued by the Chairman of the Russian Government, Dmitry Medvedev, on March 22 of this year. The average size of social pensions will increase by an average of 255 rubles and amount to 9,062 rubles. About 9.6 billion rubles will be allocated from the federal treasury by the end of the year to increase payments, which will affect 3.9 million people, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Russia noted.

Among others, increased payments are given to disabled children, as well as children who have lost one or both parents. In addition, they will be received by Russians who do not have enough work experience for a “labor pension”: by 65 for men, 60 for women. The size of pensions will also increase for veterans of the Great Patriotic War who served as conscripts and other categories of beneficiaries.

Recycling fee and dangerous goods

The recycling fee for wheeled vehicles (chassis) and trailers for them will increase by an average of 15% from April 1. The corresponding decree of the federal government was signed on March 19 of this year.

The changes will not affect owners of cars with an engine capacity of 3 liters or higher. Rates for cars with an engine capacity of up to 1 liter, for example, will increase by 16% - up to 33 thousand rubles. If the engine is 1–2 liters, the increase will be 90%, respectively, the rate will be 84 thousand rubles.

Earlier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade emphasized that the cost of Russian-made cars will not increase due to the introduction of a recycling fee - over 125 billion rubles have been allocated from the budget to support the automobile industry this year alone.

From April 15, changes will come into force that affect buses, trolleybuses and trucks used to transport dangerous goods. Now they need to be equipped with satellite navigation equipment, which will ensure the transfer of information about transport to Rostransnadzor through the ERA-GLONASS system. According to data as of early March, the number of cars equipped with it will reach about 3.5 million by the end of this year.

Ordered letter

Sending a simple letter, the weight of which does not exceed 20 grams, within Russia, as before, will cost 22 rubles. But rates for sending other types of correspondence will increase from April 1. So, for sending a registered letter you will need to pay 46 rubles, and not 45 as before.

The price for sending a registered parcel weighing no more than 100 grams will be 66 rubles - 6 rubles more expensive than now. The price for sending simple parcels will remain the same and will be 40 rubles.

The order of the antimonopoly service, which sets out the tariffs, can be found.

Lottery restrictions

In a week, children and teenagers will no longer be able to buy lottery tickets, including via the Internet - on April 7, a law comes into force that prohibits persons under the age of majority from purchasing them, as well as placing lottery bets. Minors are not only prohibited from purchasing tickets, but also from transferring winnings from them.

Sellers must now ask buyers of lottery tickets for a passport to verify their age. But you can pick up the jackpot without a document. True, only if it does not exceed 15 thousand rubles. If you win more, you will still have to present your passport.

In addition, the legislation will now define the concept of “electronic lottery ticket”. Identification of Internet lottery winners is approximately the same. If a person has won up to 15 thousand rubles, he only needs to confirm his age. To get a bigger jackpot, you need to go through a simplified identity verification system.

Road waffle iron

At the end of the month, a new clause will be added to the traffic rules. We are talking about the introduction of new markings, presented in the form of inclined yellow lines intersecting each other - the so-called waffle iron. It will be applied in areas with intersections with limited entry and difficult traffic. A corresponding road sign “Intersection Section” will also appear for it.

The "waffle iron" is supposed to help the driver see areas where he should not stop, so that he can navigate the traffic in advance. The new traffic rules will come into force on April 28.

Registration of legal entities and property benefits

From the 29th, the system of state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs will be simplified. For now, those wishing to undergo the procedure are forced to submit all necessary documents to the Federal Tax Service on paper through multifunctional centers (MFC).

At the end of the month it will be possible to send them to the Federal Tax Service in electronic format. This will reduce the time of the entire procedure.
Registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs will only begin in April according to a simplified scheme, but with the receipt of property tax benefits for the period of 2017, the situation is different. The Federal Tax Service reminded that the deadline for submitting documents is April 30.

“First of all, this applies to those individuals whose right to tax benefits arose for the first time in 2017, for example, in connection with retirement or acquiring the status of having many children,” the department said in a statement.

Spring call

The spring conscription for military service traditionally begins on April 1. In total, the Ministry of Defense intends to conscript 128 thousand young people aged 18 to 27 years old - this is 14 thousand less than a year earlier. The reduction is caused by an increase in the number of contract employees, says Lieutenant General Yevgeny Burdinsky, acting head of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

For the first time, young people who have not previously served in the army due to health reasons, but who, after recovery, meet the requirements, will be called up for service. “We predict that about 3 thousand of these young people will be able to fulfill their military duty,” Burdinsky said.

In addition, at the beginning of March, Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a law on mandatory professional psychological selection during conscription. The new rules also apply to those who intend to serve under a contract or enroll in military universities.

In early January, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Krasov introduced a bill to the lower house of parliament that would oblige conscripts to appear at the military registration and enlistment office, regardless of whether they received a summons or not. Refusal to come will be regarded as evasion from service, and therefore will be punished. At the same time, the bill proposes to prohibit the police from detaining evaders unless a criminal or administrative case is brought against them. Potential innovations will not be affected by this call.

An accountant is faced with calculating average earnings in various cases: when calculating vacation pay, compensation for unused vacation, when an employee is sent on a business trip, and other cases. The first thing an accountant needs to do when calculating average earnings is to correctly determine the billing period.

How to determine the billing period?

At first glance, everything is simple. We know that the average salary of an employee is calculated based on the salary actually accrued to him and the time actually worked for the 12 calendar months preceding the period during which the employee retains the average salary (clause 4 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 24, 2007 No. 922). And this is regardless of the employee’s work schedule. This norm also states that a calendar month is considered to be the period from the 1st to the 30th (31st) day of the corresponding month inclusive (in February - to the 28th (29th) day inclusive). That is, if an employee goes on a business trip on April 15, 2017, then the billing period will be the period from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.

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Calculation of average wages. Other periods...

Is it possible to provide other periods for calculating average wages? Yes, it is possible, if it does not worsen the situation of workers and is enshrined in a collective agreement or a local regulatory act (Article 139 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). But, having chosen a different period, the accountant, when calculating average earnings, needs to make the calculation twice:

1. Based on 12 months;
2. Based on another period established in the organization.

The resulting amounts will need to be compared. And if in the second case the average earnings turn out to be lower than the average earnings calculated for 12 months, then another period cannot be applied.

Further, when calculating average earnings, it is necessary to exclude from the calculation period the time that is named in paragraph 5 of Resolution No. 922. For example, the time when the employee maintained average earnings, when the employee was sick, and other times is excluded from the calculation period.

In general, at first glance, there should be no difficulties in the calculation. But non-standard situations may arise, for example, if the employee did not work during the billing period or the entire time of the billing period should be excluded. What to do in such cases?

Examples of calculating average earnings. Determining the days of the billing period

Situation 1. Calculating average earnings for a business trip

The employee went on a business trip on April 15, 2017. The billing period will be from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. But at this time the employee was on maternity leave. And we know that this time should be excluded from the calculation. What to do in this case?

Solution: let us turn to paragraph 6 of Resolution No. 922, which states: “... in the event that the employee did not have actually accrued wages or actually worked days for the billing period or for a period exceeding the billing period, or this period consisted of time excluded from the billing period period in accordance with paragraph 5 of Regulation No. 922, average earnings are determined based on the amount of wages actually accrued for the previous period, equal to the calculated one.”

From this norm we conclude: to calculate average earnings, the previous period equal to the billing period should be used. In this situation, from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.

But a situation may arise when the employee did not work both during the billing period and before the start of the billing period. What to do in this case? Consider the following situation.

Situation 2. If the employee did not work during the billing period

The employee was hired on April 1, 2017, and on April 15, the employer sent her on a business trip. Paragraph 7 of Resolution No. 922 states: “... if the employee did not have actually accrued wages or actually worked days for the billing period and before the start of the billing period, the average earnings are determined based on the amount of wages actually accrued for the days actually worked by the employee in the month of occurrence of an event that is associated with the preservation of average earnings.” Accordingly, the calculation period will be from April 1, 2017 to April 14, 2017 inclusive.

Situation 3. Average earnings for new employees

The employee was hired on April 1 and on the same day she was sent on a business trip. How to calculate average earnings? The answer is in paragraph 8 of Resolution No. 922: “... if the employee did not have actually accrued wages or actually worked days for the billing period, before the start of the billing period and before the occurrence of an event associated with the preservation of average earnings, the average earnings are determined based on from the tariff rate established for him, salary (official salary).” To display the form, you must enable JavaScript in your browser and refresh the page.

Chairman of the Military College of Lawyers and lawyer of the Moscow Chamber of Lawyers Vladimir Trignin calls the possibility of conscription for military service of citizens who were previously recognized as of limited fitness as the main innovation of this spring conscription.

“For now this introduction is voluntary. That is, those guys who were under 27 years old and were previously enlisted in the reserves were given the opportunity to go to the military registration and enlistment office and undergo a re-examination.

If they are found fit, then they are transferred to the category of those subject to conscription and are drafted into the army legally,” he explained to Gazeta.Ru.

Bill to cancel subpoenas

Among other innovations that are planned, the lawyer noted a bill on new rules for serving summons to conscripts. The corresponding document was introduced by a State Duma deputy in early January of this year.

The parliamentarian proposed amending Article 31 of the Federal Law “On Military Duty and Military Service.” According to the bill, conscripts who did not receive a summons during the conscription period are required to appear at the commissariat for it themselves. How exactly they should find out about the call is not specified in the document.

“Citizens subject to conscription for military service, but who did not receive a summons during the period of the end of conscription for military service, are obliged to independently appear at the commissariat to receive the summons against receipt no later than the day the next conscription begins,” the bill says.

The document also proposes to introduce a new mechanism for conscripts to receive summons. According to the amendments, they are proposed to be sent by registered mail, which can be received not only by the conscripts themselves, but also by adult members of their families, as well as by persons “authorized to represent their interests in relations with the draft commissions.”

Deputy Krasov proposes to regard failure to appear at the commissariat as evasion of military service. Now, according to Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, evasion from military or alternative service is punishable by a fine of up to 200 thousand rubles, or forced labor for up to two years, or arrest for up to six months, or imprisonment for up to two years.

“In fact, the notification procedure is equivalent to the procedure that exists in courts of general jurisdiction. That is, if the summons was delivered to the place of residence, then it is considered received. It can be delivered, it can be received. If the citizen does not open the door, then it is considered received from the moment of delivery. The possibility of evasion by not receiving a summons - the so-called “passive evasion” - is thus excluded. According to various sources,

In this way, from 30 to 70 thousand people evade service,” says Trignin.

In his opinion, this bill is unlikely to be considered in the near future, but in general it has a great chance of being adopted. In particular, the lawyer recalled that the author of the bill, Krasov, led the operation in South Ossetia in 2008, and also noted that the bill had many co-authors and the government approved it with some comments.

The problem of draft dodgers is no longer there

A member of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia, coordinator of the public initiative “Citizen and Army” and member of the board of the international society, Sergei, in a conversation with Gazeta.Ru, criticized the bill.

“I hope this bill does not pass. In a sense, it is of a PR nature. Over the past years, we have already seen that before the start of the spring conscription, such absurd initiatives of deputies always appear, tightening the conscription procedure. Maybe to intimidate conscripts so that they are more careful about conscription, although this is completely unnecessary,” he said.

The conscription procedure is clearly defined by law, and there have long been no problems with the number of conscripts: every year at the end of the conscription, the military commissar reports on 100% fulfillment of the plan, Krivenko noted.

“The issue of draft dodgers practically does not exist either. The military registration and enlistment office names their number, and it is always a few or a fraction of a percent of those who were given a summons, but who did not come to the draft events. The guys now want to join the army themselves, it is prestigious, and many want to serve. There are no problems with the number of conscripts, and in this regard, tightening the conscription procedure is not necessary,” said Gazeta.Ru’s interlocutor, also noting that the army now relies on contract soldiers. “Their number is increasing every year; the army doesn’t need conscripts.” They perform auxiliary and support tasks.”

According to Krivenko, the only problem related to conscription that exists at the moment and which the bill is aimed at solving is that it is difficult for military registration and enlistment offices to serve summonses.

“Many guys do not live where they live, many work in a different region than where they live, and so on. This

The conscription system has long ago gone into conflict with our modern way of life.

And the military registration and enlistment offices, instead of increasing punishment and obliging young people to appear at the military registration and enlistment office on subpoenas, should have long ago thought of another accounting system that would not require appearance on subpoenas. All this can be done,” he believes.

In particular, he cited the example of a personal account for military personnel, which was created on the website of the Ministry of Defense. “The same can be done with conscripts. Now everyone has e-mails, means of communication, and it would be quite possible to set up and send notifications to conscripts by e-mail, rather than chasing after them with subpoenas,” says Krivenko.

Legality of the third postponement

On March 29, the Constitutional Court of Russia considered complaints against the norm of the law “On Military Duty and Military Service,” which does not provide for the provision of a third deferment from conscription for military service for master’s studies.

The reason for the consideration was the complaints of two Russians who graduated from high school after reaching the age of majority, and therefore took advantage of the first deferment from conscription even before entering university.

They received a second deferment during their undergraduate studies, but they were no longer able to use the deferment to study for a master’s degree—in 2017, the draft commissions called both citizens to serve.

In their appeals to the Constitutional Court, the applicants indicate that children are admitted to the first grade of school when they reach the age of seven or eight years. Older students reach adulthood before finishing school, so they have to take a deferral to complete secondary general education. At the same time, this deprives them of the opportunity, after receiving higher education in a bachelor's program, to continue their studies in a master's degree.

The Constitutional Court has not yet announced its decision.

“In Moscow, the courts rule in favor of young people, that is, we have won almost all the lawsuits in Moscow on this issue. A third deferment in Moscow can be obtained, however, through the court,” Trignin said.

The zodiac sign of those born on April 1 is Aries. These people are endowed with individuality, creativity and originality. Such qualities help them find unexpected solutions to complex problems. From childhood, they show hard work, discipline and love of knowledge. They are not afraid to take on responsibilities and tasks that others are wary of.

Those born on this day, thanks to perseverance, easily achieve their goals. Friends attribute their achievements to simple luck and envy them. Ill-wishers place obstacles in their path, but they manage to easily overcome them. Such people do not fall for provocations, but generously forgive offenders.

These are brave and courageous individuals. They take the side of the weak and defenseless. In relationships with others, they are soft, friendly, and flexible. In communication they can be temperamental and hot-tempered, capable of reacting violently to current events. Their emotionality is compensated by their easygoing nature. They cool down quickly.

The birthday people of this day are filled with positivity. They know how to find positive aspects even in critical moments.

Characteristics of women born on April 1

Such women are full of enthusiasm and endowed with developed intuition. They give the impression of mysterious natures with an original and philosophical worldview. They are easy to train and have a good education.

These ladies need to express themselves. They strive to emphasize their originality. They do not tolerate monotony and monotony. They like to explore the world around them, so they are fond of traveling.

Characteristics of men born on April 1

These are bright, strong and purposeful individuals. When obstacles come their way, they overcome them at any cost to achieve what they want. They want to be the best and strive for championship. It pleases their pride.

Such men are independent and courageous. They reject help from others because they consider it humiliating. They are inspired by the success stories of great people, whose experiences they analyze and follow as examples.

Love horoscope

Those born on this day are passionate, loving and romantic in their personal relationships. They do not lack fans and attention of the opposite sex, but they decide to marry in adulthood. Some of them do not strive to start a family, for which others consider them inferior and unhappy people. However, they enjoy solitude and do not feel left out.

In marriage, such women and men become good family men, caring, gentle and devoted spouses. They pay attention to their significant other and children. For them, family is a reliable rear. They see in it support, support and the meaning of life.

Compatibility

Aries born on April 1 are well compatible with Sagittarius, Scorpio, Aquarius, and Leo. With Virgos and Capricorns, they have an unfavorable prognosis for a happy relationship.

The most suitable partner for those born on April 1

People born on such days are best suited for love and marriage:

January: 9, 22, 27, 29
February: 5, 7, 8
March: 8, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23
April: 7, 19, 21, 25, 28
May: 1, 10, 28
June: 6, 10, 11, 23
July: 2, 13, 23, 27
August: 8, 9, 17, 28
September: 4, 13, 23, 27
October: 3, 19, 24
November: 7, 9, 13, 24
December: 15, 22, 25, 27, 31

Business horoscope

Those born on this day are independent, hardworking and efficient workers. They are ready to learn and love to share knowledge and experience with others. For them, the pleasure of the work process is more important than payment for the work done. Such employees receive decent pay for their efforts, thanks to which they quickly achieve financial stability. They do not like to advertise their abilities and achievements. They are indifferent to fame and recognition from others.

Expressed leadership abilities and the ability to organize the work process help them occupy positions of bosses and administrators, and achieve success in politics and the military sphere. Business intuition allows you to engage in business or financial activities.

Health horoscope

The health of Aries born on April 1 depends on their lifestyle and taking care of their body. Such people devote little time to maintaining physical fitness. They lead a sedentary lifestyle, sit too long at the computer, which is why they suffer from back pain and acquire chronic diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems. The horoscope advises them to choose professions that involve physical activity or pay attention to sports. Hobbies such as horse riding, hiking, and mountaineering will benefit you. On weekends, they are recommended to spend time outside the city in the fresh air.

Cherish family values

You love solitude and are in no hurry to get married. Think about the future and value family values. Your spouse will become a reliable partner for you and a person who can understand and support you in any situation.

Trust friends and like-minded people

Don't try to isolate yourself from the outside world. Trust friends and like-minded people who will not let you withdraw into yourself. Communicate more, share your impressions and emotions.

Soberly assess your strengths

You are able to take on many responsibilities that you do not have enough energy and time to complete. Accumulated unresolved tasks cause a feeling of dissatisfaction with oneself and lower self-esteem. Assess your capabilities soberly and don’t take on too much.

As a general rule, the calculation period for determining the average earnings retained by an employee during his stay, for example, on a business trip or for a medical examination, consists of 12 calendar months preceding this period at Art. 139 Labor Code of the Russian Federation; clause 4 of the Regulations on the specifics of calculating average wages, approved. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 24, 2007 No. 922. And if the beginning and end of the period for which the average salary must be paid fall within one calendar month, then there are no problems with the calculation. Questions arise when the beginning and end of this period fall in different months.

For example, a business trip begins on August 29 and ends on September 9, 2011. Is it possible to take one pay period from August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 to calculate average earnings for all this time? Or you need to separately determine the average earnings saved during a business trip:

• from August 29 to August 31 with a billing period from August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011;
• from September 1 to September 9 with a billing period from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011?

Simple situations

If the business trip on which the employee was from August 29 to September 9 was not interrupted, then all days of the business trip are a single period. This means that the average earnings for this time must be calculated based on one billing period - from August 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011.

And even if for some reason the business trip has to be extended, say, until September 13, then the calculation period for calculating the average earnings for the days of the business trip falling on September 10-13 will remain the same. After all, these additional days are only a continuation of one event: the same business trip, and not a new one.

Complex cases

However, there are also situations in which not everything is so simple.

SITUATION 1. Determining the billing period when employees undergo a medical examination

The organization sent its employees for a medical examination R Art. 185 Labor Code of the Russian Federation: from May 30 to June 1, 2011, they were released from work while maintaining their average earnings. However, some workers needed another day to complete the examination. Some of them underwent further examination on June 2, and some on June 6. On these days, the manager, by a separate order, additionally released them from work.

In such a situation, is it necessary to determine the average earnings saved for the main time of the medical examination and for additional days, based on different billing periods?

This is what the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development answered to us.

From authoritative sources

Deputy Director of the Department of Wages, Labor Safety and Social Partnership of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia

“ In this situation, there are two periods for which average earnings are saved: the first is from May 30 to June 1 (inclusive), the second period is June 2 (for some workers - June 6). Accordingly, the calculation period for calculating average earnings for the period of release from work from May 30 to June 1 will be the period from May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011. And the calculation period for calculating average earnings for June 2 (6) will be the period from 1 June 2010 to May 31, 2011

At the same time, it is advisable not to release those employees who underwent further examination on June 2, 2011 from work on that day, but to extend their medical examination period until June 2, 2011, from May 30 to June 1. That is, consider all these days of medical examination as a single event. In this case, the calculation period for calculating average earnings for both the period from May 30 to June 1, and for June 2 will be the period from May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011.” .

Conclusion

Which billing period will be used to calculate average earnings depends on how the period for which it needs to be saved is indicated in the documents. So that every time you have an increase in the period of maintaining the average salary within the same event, you do not have to make new calculations, formulate the documents in such a way that it follows from them that this period is simply extended.

In the same time extend It is possible only for the period of maintaining average earnings that is not interrupted by the employee’s work activity. That is, for June 6 in our example, in any case, there will be its own calculation period - from June 2010 to May 2011.

SITUATION 2. Determining the calculation period when dismissing an employee due to staff reduction

On April 18, 2011, the employee was dismissed due to staff reduction A Art. 178 Labor Code of the Russian Federation. Upon dismissal, he was paid severance pay, calculated based on average earnings for the period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. Having not found a job for two months, on June 20, he turned to his former employer for payment of average earnings for the second month of employment (from May 19 to June 18, 2011), submitting all the necessary documents for this s Art. 178 Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

The basis for paying average earnings for the second month of job search will no longer be an order for dismissal and payment of severance pay, but another document - an order for payment of average earnings for the period from May 19 to June 18, 2011. Does this mean that the billing period is also will be new - from May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011?

From authoritative sources

“ When calculating the average earnings for the second (third) month of employment for an employee dismissed due to a reduction in headcount, the calculation period will be the same as for calculating his severance pay. That is, in the example under consideration, this is the period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.” .

Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia

Conclusion

So, despite the fact that in the order the period for maintaining the average salary for the second month is indicated separately, it should be considered as a continuation of the first. Which is quite logical. After all, from the very beginning the legislator defined it as a single period - a period of unemployment s Art. 178 Labor Code of the Russian Federation, who was not interrupted by work activity.

It must be said that such a position only plays into the hands of the accountant. After all, he will not need to make new calculations.

As you can see, it is still possible to derive some general principle on how to determine the billing period in a particular non-standard situation. However, it is not regulated by law.

Therefore, when determining the billing period in complex cases, you can use your own rules.