24 September 2006
Lukashenko directs that orphan children be paid allowances in full amounts

Aleksandr Lukashenko on September 22 issued a presidential edict that pensions paid to orphan children and children left without parental care should be increased to the amounts that had been in place before the August 1 enactment of amendments to pension laws.

Following the enactment, it turned out that the amendments deteriorated the conditions of pension support for orphan children and children left without parental care who are under the care of foster and guardian families, the Belarusian leader's press office explained.

The press office noted that the edict took effect retroactively to August 1, 2006, which means that the underpaid amounts would be promptly paid. //BelaPAN