Victims of political repression to benefit from increased allowances in Moldova

16:28 | 09.08.2018 Category: Social

Chisinau, 09 August /MOLDPRES/ – The victims of Stalinist deportations will benefit from monthly allowances up to MDL 500, commencing 01 September 2018, according to legislative amendments which will be published in the Official Journal of Moldova on 10 August.

The document aims to increase the level of social protection of victims of Stalinist deportations.

The monthly allowances granted to victims of political repression will increase from MDL 100 to MDL 500. For it, there will be allocated MDL 13 million from the state budget in 2018.

The persons which within two or more categories of beneficiaries of monthly state allowances are given a single allowance at their choice.

The Government, within two months from the date of publication of legislative amendments in the Official Journal of Moldova, will bring its normative acts in accordance with them.

There are almost 8,000 deportees in Moldova, receiving material aid amounting to MDL 1000 in 2018, by MDL 300 more than in 2017.

(Reporter A. Ciobanu, editor M. Jantovan)

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