In 2020, Moldovan government has allocated over 277.84 million lei from the Intervention Fund out of the 279.72 million lei approved for distribution.
According to the Ministry of Finance, in general, the central authorities received 221.99 million lei from the said fund, out of about 222.06 million lei approved for distribution. At the same time, local authorities received almost 55.85 million lei out of 57.66 million lei approved for them. Among the central authorities, the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment received the largest amount - 159.66 million lei out of the 159.73 million lei approved for allocation. At the same time, 100 million lei was allocated to replenish the allocations of the National Fund for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Environment to pay compensations in order to reduce the consequences of natural disasters for the 2020 harvest, and 59.66 million lei (equivalent to 275 million Russian rubles) - for partial compensation for the damage caused by the drought in 2020 to corn crops and soil preparation for the harvest of 2021. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection received 35.24 million lei from the Intervention Fund (the entire approved amount) for the purchase of protective overalls and the provision of one-time benefits to workers in the healthcare system infected with COVID-19 at work. The Ministry of Internal Affairs received a total of 20.03 million lei (the entire approved amount). These funds were intended for: liquidation of the consequences of a fire in the building of the police inspectorate in Rezina on 13 July 2020; covering the costs of demolition of a damaged residential building in the city of Otaci (Prieteniei street, N153) and garbage removal after demolition; covering the costs of the partial dismantling of the damaged building of the National Philharmonic, as well as the evacuation and transportation of debris and collapsed structural elements of this building; to pay for the cost of material assets issued from state material reserves to the district councils of Soroca, Glodeni and the mayor's office in the village. Boscana, Criuleni district, mayor's office of Cainarii Vechi commune, Soroca district, as well as providing one-time benefits to employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who contracted COVID-19 while on duty. The Ministry of Justice received almost 1.65 million lei, the Ministry of Defense - 1.44 million lei, the Prosecutor General's Office - 1.36 million lei. Among local authorities, the largest sums from the Intervention Fund in 2020 were received by Chisinau municipality - 8.5 million lei, ATU Gagauzia - 7.13 million lei, Ialoveni district - 5.27 million lei and Briceni district - 4.45 million lei. // 02.02.2021 - InfoMarket.
