Support for families with many children, salary increases. Deputy on the social focus of the Belarusian budget in 2025
The budget of Belarus for next year retains its social focus.
This was stated on October 9 by the head of the Standing Committee on Budget and Finance of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, Vasyl Panasyuk.
His statement is cited by BELTA .
What the MP said about the social focus of the 2025 budget
Today, at an extended meeting of the Standing Committee, draft laws on the republican budget, the budget of the Social Security Fund, and amendments to the Tax Code are being considered.
The meeting is attended by the heads of the Ministry of Labor, the Social Security Fund, the Ministry of Taxes and Duties, the Ministry of Finance, deputies, and senators.
As Panasyuk explained, the distinctive feature of the planned period is that it is located at the junction of two five-year plans.
In this regard, the deputy continued, when planning the republican budget for next year, it is necessary to maximally implement the measures envisaged by the country's socio-economic development program for 2021-2025 and create conditions for sustainable and successful operation of the economy in the medium term.
The head of the commission noted that the budget retains a social focus.
According to him, this is support for large families, the formation of family capital, improving the quality of life of citizens, benefits, pensions, and an increase in the salaries of public sector employees.
The state will fulfill all social guarantees and obligations to its citizens through the implementation of all state social programs, Panasyuk added.
