A large increase in the prices of energy resources and medicines has put Gagauz retirees on the brink of survival, said Fedor Kolish, president of the association of the Vulkanest Gagauzia Council of Elders, Fyodor Kolish, on February 1 in the air of GRT TV. channel.
“There are many sick, many disabled and almost the entire pension is spent on medicines. He drastically raised the price of gas and electricity, and they just don’t survive.”Kolish said.
It is easier for those retirees whose relatives are working abroad, and still deny everything, said the president of the association.
The inhabitants of the autonomy survive mainly thanks to the fact that they had savings. This winter has been warm and it is almost over, but there is a very serious question about how people will survive next year, said the president of the Council of Elders Association.
Recall that the Gagauzia budget in 2023 is considering the possibility of helping residents in the cold season with payments in the amount of 700 lei (2.65 thousand rubles) per month.
It should be noted that about 30 thousand pensioners live in Gagauzia.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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