Thousand for vaccination: Verkhovna Rada has previously approved the bill

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The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading the draft law “On Amendments to Annexes №1 and №3 to the Law of Ukraine“ On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2021” respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2)”.

This is reported by UA with reference to Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

The bill proposes to allocate UAH 3 billion from the state budget for 2021 to support citizens in connection with the introduction of restrictive anti-epidemic measures.

“The purpose of the bill is to provide social support to insured persons in connection with the introduction of restrictive anti-epidemic measures in some regions, which led to the temporary suspension of economic entities, as well as incentives for businesses and employees to vaccinate” – the message said.

To remind, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that all vaccinated Ukrainians will receive one thousand hryvnias. This money will be used to buy a gym membership, buy tickets to museums or exhibitions, as well as travel around the country. The possibility of expanding the list of expenditures is also being discussed.

Earlier the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading passed a bill on the wood market

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