In the state Duma confirmed the return of the deputies of the halls of the delegations at the airports – RBC

In the state Duma have confirmed that deputies again will be able to use halls of official persons and delegations at airports from January 2017. About this “Interfax” said a member of the Duma Committee on regulations Vladimir Pozdnyakov.

the Privilege applies to business trips and trips to so-called regional weeks, he said. According to him, such a week once in a month. During her MP goes to the region, which was elected to Parliament.

RBC earlier, on November 10, wrote that MPs back the ability to pass through the halls of officials and delegations during business trips and regional weeks. This was at the Council of the Duma, said the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, told RBC sources. This information was confirmed by a source in the Duma and the first Deputy speaker of the lower house from the Communist party Ivan Melnikov.

On the termination of funding of the halls of the delegations at the airports and at railway stations the Ministry of Finance announced in October 2013. According to the law “On the status member of the Federation Council and state Duma Deputy”, the MPs have the right for free use of halls for official persons and delegations of the airports and train stations due to the budget. The Department says that each year on these services is allocated about 100 million rubles of Federal funds.

Since the beginning of 2014 the use of the services of the halls of the delegations paid from the budget only in case if deputies flying coach, as the cost of the ticket is business class, and so is the VIP room. At the same time, senators in the past two years continued to use the facilities of the delegations.