In the Russian region, it was allowed to use maternity capital for the treatment of teeth and eyes

Deputies of St. Petersburg approved the use of maternity capital for the treatment of teeth and eyes

Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg approved a bill allowing young mothers to allocate maternity capital funds for dental and eye treatment. The initiative was approved in the first reading on Wednesday, February 21.

Local deputy Denis Chetyrbok, who is one of the authors of the bill, noted that such an opportunity already exists in the Leningrad region. According to him, it is actively used by families with children.

“When everything is fine with the parents, everything is fine with the children too,” quotes a representative of the Legislative Assembly “Kommersant”.

In turn, deputy Natalia Astakhova suggested that parents use maternity capital funds “for everything” and not “adding teaspoons at a time.”

“Now many people do not use the certificate, which means the list is insufficient,” she expressed her opinion.

However, Cheryrbok retorted that with this approach it would be difficult to control the use of funds, as well as add unnecessary bureaucracy to the process.

Deputy Alexander Rassudov asked why maternity capital can only be spent on dentistry and ophthalmology. According to him, it is necessary to provide an amendment allowing the allocation of social support funds to high-tech medical care.