In Irkutsk Region, retired athletes who became champions or medalists of the Olympic, Paralympic, Deaflympic and Special Olympics will receive additional lifelong monthly support. The bill has passed first reading, and payments will range from 3.2 to 6.5 thousand rubles depending on age. Deputies also finally passed a law aligning wood receiving and shipping points with federal law.

Retired athletes in the Irkutsk Region who have won titles of champions or medalists at the Olympic, Paralympic, Deaflympic, and World Special Olympic Games may receive additional payments.
Deputies of the regional Legislative Assembly adopted the relevant bill in the first reading at the 27th session.
As Acting Minister of Physical Culture, Sports, and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region Pavel Nikitin said, today there are only 11 athletes in the region under the age of 80, and none over 80. To provide the proposed payments, 434 thousand rubles a year are needed.
"The author of the legislative initiative – the regional specialized ministry – proposes to regulate additional material support for persons who have outstanding achievements and special merits before the Russian Federation in the field of physical culture and sports. It is proposed to grant retired athletes living in the territory of the Irkutsk Region, receiving an insurance old-age (disability) pension or a social disability pension, who have won titles of champions or medalists at the Olympic, Paralympic, Deaflympic, and World Special Olympic Games, additional lifelong monthly material support from the regional budget. Thus, the following amounts are established: for non-working citizens under the age of 80 – 3,282.34 rubles; for those aged 80 and over – 6,564.68 rubles," the press service said.
The activities of timber reception and shipment points in the Irkutsk Region will be brought into compliance with federal legislation. At the 27th session held recently, deputies of the regional Legislative Assembly adopted in the final reading the draft law "On recognizing as invalid certain laws of the Irkutsk Region and certain provisions of the laws of the Irkutsk Region." To develop a new draft law that complies with the norms of federal law and takes into account the experience accumulated in the region, a working group has been established in the Legislative Assembly.