Budget Committee supports increasing contingency funds by EUR 50 million to ensure financing to support Ukrainian refugees

• Published date: 10 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, May 10 (LETA) - Saeima Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday supported increasing contingency funds by EUR 50 million in order to provide funding to support Ukrainian refugees in accordance with the Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Civilians.

Individual decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers on the allocation of funds from contingency funds will be prepared for specific measures to be performed and projects to be implemented, along with detailed explanations and calculations.

The Finance Ministry explains that a number of Cabinet orders have already been supported, as well as additional requests from ministries in accordance with the Cabinet's conceptual decisions on support measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis and measures to improve national defense capabilities and foster internal security following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and growing geopolitical risks, as well as support measures for Ukrainian civilians who arrive in Latvia fleeing the war.

s a result, it is not possible to provide funding for the provision of support for Ukrainian civilians in accordance with the Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Civilians with the funds available from the contingency funds.

ccording to the government decree On Measures in Case of Mass Arrival of Ukrainian Residents in Latvia, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on February 24, additional funding of up to EUR...