Kazakhstani veterans of the Great Patriotic War receive the highest payments by Victory Day compared to other countries.
In Kazakhstan, there are 148 WWII veterans. All of them received one-time cash payments by May 9th from local budget funds. The average amount of assistance is 1.7 million tenge.
It is worth noting that Kazakhstan has the largest one-time social payment for Victory Day compared to other CIS countries - an average of $3.8 thousand. For instance, in Tajikistan, there are 24 WWII veterans who received around $2.2-2.3 thousand, in Uzbekistan - $1.5 thousand, in Belarus 1,1 thousand veterans received $1.2 thousand each, in Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan - $1.1 thousand each, with the least amount allocated for these purposes in Russia. There, 12.5 thousand veterans received $107 each.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population announced on May 6th that a total of 3 billion tenge is allocated by local executive bodies for payments to 50.1 thousand individuals (WWII veterans and those who contributed to the victory).
