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The document has been drafted by the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief pursuant to the Government’s instruction of December 26, 2012.
The resolution introduces amendments which make it possible to equalise the opportunities for victims of emergencies and victims of terrorist attacks or counter-terrorist operations to receive the main types of lump sum allowances and financial aid in connection with loss of property in the form of budget allocations from the Reserve Fund of the Government of the Russian Federation for the Prevention and Elimination of Emergencies and Disaster Relief.
The document also entitles the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief and the Russian Ministry of Finance to devise document forms substantiating amounts of requested budget allocations and increase the size of financial aid payments to individuals in connection with loss of property as a result of terrorist attacks or counter-terrorist operations. This will ensure equal social protection of all categories of victims of emergencies, terrorist attacks, or counter-terrorist operations.
The draft Resolution has been posted on the official website of the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief and has undergone public discussion.