The annual payment to citizens who have the status of children of the Great Patriotic War in the Angara region will be increased from two thousand to five thousand rubles. Amendments to the relevant law were adopted by regional parliamentarians during the 29th session of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk Region, which is being chaired by Speaker Alexander Vedernikov. The annual payment has been increased for citizens who have the status of children of the Great Patriotic War, the MediaHot news agency reports, citing the press service of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk Region. The annual payment to citizens who have the status of children of the Great Patriotic War in the Angara region will be increased from two thousand to five thousand rubles. Amendments to the relevant law were adopted by regional parliamentarians during the 29th session of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk Region, which is being chaired by Speaker Alexander Vedernikov. Draft amendments to the law "On the status of children of the Great Patriotic War living in the Irkutsk region, and measures of social support for citizens who have been assigned the status of children of the Great Patriotic War living in the Irkutsk region" was introduced by deputies of the Legislative Assembly Alexander Gaskov and Sergei Sokol (from 19 March 2020 - Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation). The bill, as noted by Alexander Gaskov, was supported by all factions of the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk region, as well as by veteran organizations of the region. In total, 125.5 thousand citizens in the Angara region have the status of children of war; an increase in payments from the regional budget will require 376.5 million rubles. The law will enter into force 10 days after publication, it is planned to bring payments to recipients by May 9. IA "MediaHot".
