site.bta Labour Minister Vows Zero Tolerance for Misuse of Food Aid Packages
It is important that there are no violations in the distribution of food and hygiene product packages, Labour and Social Policy Minister Borislav Gutsanov said on Thursday in Blagoevgrad. He was visiting the point for distributing food products and hygiene materials to people from vulnerable groups.
He stated that the ministry has received reports that some of these food products and materials can be found in food chains and the store network, stressing that he will be absolutely uncompromising on this issue. "This aid will be received by 650,000 people, with the first tranche distributing food materials, as well as pasta and sugar, while the second tranche will include 15 food products," the minister pointed out.
"The Labour and Social Policy Ministry, together with the Bulgarian Red Cross, is doing the impossible so that people can get through the winter months more easily, so we are continuing this programme," Gutsanov commented, adding that the Social Assistance Agency has collected data on people who need these products the most. He pointed out that hundreds of millions of funds have been provided to continue the Hot Lunch and Home Care programmes.
Starting on Thursday, the Blagoevgrad Bulgarian Red Cross begins the distribution of food and hygiene products under the Food and Basic Material Assistance Programme 2021 - 2027, co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus.
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