About 15,000 residents of the Vitebsk region received financial assistance for Victory Day

May 5, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. About 15,000 residents of the Vitebsk region have received financial assistance for Victory Day, Svetlana Golubkova, head of the social support department of the labor, employment and social protection committee of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, told a BELTA correspondent. Assistance in the amount of Br150 thousand to Br500 thousand was paid from the republican budget in accordance with Decree No. 69 "On providing one-time financial assistance to veterans of the Great Patriotic War and certain categories of citizens affected by the consequences of the war, in connection with the celebration of the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War". The total amount of payments in the region amounted to Br2.7 billion. In addition, Br1.1 billion was allocated from the regional and local budgets to provide additional financial assistance for the 65th anniversary of Victory to 9,204 residents of the Vitebsk region. Their payments are nearing completion, the source noted. Special incentives are also planned for particularly distinguished citizens. Thus, Heroes of the Soviet Union and Socialist Labor, full holders of the Order of Labor Glory, and widows of deceased Heroes of the Soviet Union and Socialist Labor will receive Br200 thousand each by May 9. In the Vitebsk region, this support will be provided to 37 residents. According to the latest data, about 6.5 thousand veterans of the Great Patriotic War live in the Vitebsk region, including 3.5 thousand direct participants and 1,250 war invalids. -0-