Over 46 billion lek for the insurance scheme - Last year, 15 thousand former underground employees benefited from 1 billion lek
The Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation has published the monitoring report for the 12 months of 2024, which provides a complete overview of the achievements and realizations in the areas covered by this institution.
The focus has also been on the "Social Security" program, with a revised fund of 46.2 billion lek. According to official data, for 2024, 100% of the funds planned in the amended budget have been realized, and 126% of the initial plan.
Among the main funds distributed last year, nearly 15 thousand benefits for former underground workers are mentioned, at a cost of 1 billion lek, 326 benefits for the families of martyrs of the homeland, over 1 thousand beneficiaries with the status of "Professor", about 9,700 benefits for former police officers and over 9,500 for oil workers. about 1,800 for metallurgists with supplementary insurance.
Meanwhile, 3.2 billion lek have also been distributed in the form of transfers to compensate pensioners' incomes, 4.2 billion lek for price compensation and 33 billion lek to cover the difference between the revenues and expenditures of the public pension scheme.
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