Enterprises of the Vitebsk region will provide financial assistance to their employees upon the birth of children

March 25, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Enterprises of the Vitebsk region must provide financial assistance to their employees upon the birth of children. This instruction was given to the heads by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, at a meeting of the regional executive committee, according to a BELTA correspondent. "Every enterprise can afford to buy a stroller and diapers and give them to the parents of a newborn," the governor believes. In addition, enterprises should provide financial assistance to young mothers while they are on parental leave. These provisions should be enshrined in collective agreements. The Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee also instructed the finance department of the Regional Executive Committee to consider the possibility of providing one-time financial assistance to young parents upon the birth of children from the regional budget. The first in the region to financially support families with newborns was the Novopolotsk City Executive Committee. Since January 1 of this year, every family in which a baby is born receives an additional Br100 thousand on top of state benefits. Currently, in Belarus, the monthly childcare allowance for a child up to three years of age is Br255 thousand 220, and for a child over three years of age - Br76 thousand 570. The one-time allowance for the birth of the first child is Br1 million 276 thousand 100, and for the birth of the second and subsequent children, Belarusian families receive Br1 million 786 thousand 540. The one-time allowance for a woman who registered with a state healthcare organization before the 12th week of pregnancy, upon the birth of the first and second child, is Br255 thousand 220. -0-