Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 107 "On Increasing Pensions" on 17 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. According to the document, retirement pensions will be indexed on 1 May 2023. A total of Br1.5 billion will be allocated for the payment of pensions in May, of which Br78 million will be additional expenses due to the increase in pensions accordance with the decree. There are 2.3 million recipients of retirement pensions in...

 

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.105 on 12 April to amend decree No.157 “On national holidays, festive days, and commemorative days in the Republic of Belarus” of 26 March 1998, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA. The name of the state holiday “Day of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus – second Sunday in May” has been changed to “Day of the State Flag, the State Emblem, and the...

 

MINSK, 5 April (BelTA) - Land reclamation measures will help Belarus increase the yield of its crops by 1.3-3 times, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told BelTA as he commented on the Belarusian president's Address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly. “All in all, land reclamation activities were carried out on the area of 57,300 in the country in 2022. Of them, reclamation systems were restored on the area of 29,900 hectares (3% above the target)....