The target for job creation in small towns of Belarus for 2010 has been increased by 390

October 22, Minsk /Elena Prus - BELTA/. The target for job creation in small Belarusian cities for 2010 has been increased by 390. This decision is contained in the government's resolution No. 1509, which amends resolutions of October 30, 2008 No. 1640 and January 25, 2010 No. 87, the Council of Ministers' Office informed a BELTA correspondent. Commenting on the document, Tatiana Korshikova, Head of the Employment Promotion Programs Department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, noted that in total, 175,365 new jobs should be organized in 2010. Based on proposals from regional executive committees, the job creation target in small cities has been increased for Brest region by 150, for Vitebsk region by 100, for Grodno region by 70, for Gomel region by 50, and for Minsk region by 20 jobs. This will help achieve the projected unemployment rate. The government's resolution specifies organizations creating jobs in small cities of Brest, Grodno, and Minsk regions, as well as the funding volumes for these purposes. According to the ministry representative, a number of indicators for active employment promotion measures have been increased, which will allow for the creation of an additional 75 jobs by allocating budget loans to employers, and ensure the participation of 100 employed citizens and 100 unemployed individuals in paid public works. The clarification of funding volumes for the 2010 Action Plan for the implementation of the State Program for Employment Promotion of the Population of the Republic of Belarus for 2009-2010 was made based on the results of the first half of the current year, aiming for the rational and efficient use of allocated funds. It should be noted that the change in funding volumes was made within the limits of funds provided by the law "On the Budget of the State Non-Budgetary Fund for Social Protection of the Population of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus for 2010" for financing employment promotion measures. -0-