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In May, the Seimas decided that retirees, beneficiaries of social assistance pensions and compensation for special working conditions will receive a one-time benefit of 200 euros.
Have you already transferred? I did not see it.
These benefits reached the people in August. Among its recipients are members of the Seimas of retirement age.
Like he said he did
“Have you already transferred? I didn’t see it, ”Vytautas Kamblevičius, a 69-year-old MP, was surprised when he heard it. 15 minutes the question of where you spent the € 200 you received.
In May, he promised to donate this money to a care organization. The politician does not withdraw this promise.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Vytautas Kamblevičius
“I’ll see if I get it soon,” said the Seimas member. – I have not yet thought about donating to a grandparent or children’s home. But I’ll donate, I don’t need that money. “
Dainius Kepenis, 68, previously said he would donate the funds received if he found out who was worth it.
He said he had donated a total of 1,500 euros in August Saturday.
“The house burned down for one person, I donated a thousand euros. I donated another 500 euros to a Franciscan organization, I bought protective masks “, 15 minutes said D. Kepenis.
Photo by Luke April / 15 minutes / Dainius Kepenis
He affirmed without even thinking about keeping the benefit: “For now, thank God, it is enough for me, my wife also takes care of me and prepares my food and everything else.”
“She doesn’t ask me, she allows me to do something good,” said the politician.
Celebrate a birthday
During the approval of the law on the payment of benefits, Kęstutis Glaveckas declared in the Seimas Hall that he would buy beer for people with the money received.
71-year-old MP 15 minutes He said he did not deny this promise, only stated that he would do so after the Seimas elections in October, so that the beer division would not appear to be a voter bribe.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Kęstutis Glaveckas
“I said I would buy beer for the people. I will, but now I cannot give it, because there will be a scandal, “said K. Glaveckas.
“He is waiting for me to spend that money now.”
On Sunday, deputy Gediminas Kirkilas will celebrate his 69th birthday and will allocate 200 euros for the celebration.
“I have a birthday, I will feed the whole family something” 15 minutes Kirkilas said.
After noting that some of the colleagues from Seimas decided to donate the funds received, the politician replied: “I will donate to the family.”
Photo by Lukas Balandus / 15min / Gediminas Kirkilas
Two people refused
Eglė Samoškaitė, representative of the Minister of Social Security and Labor Linas Kukuraitis, announced on Facebook on Friday that two people rejected the 200 euro benefit throughout Lithuania.
E.Samoškaitė 15 minutes said it was possible to refuse the benefit by writing a request to Sodra. Applications were not required to be written to receive the benefit.
Managers who offered a € 200 benefit to retirees said it would help lower-income groups in society and boost consumption as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
However, critics of such benefits have said that retirees have not been directly affected financially by the crisis, and the support provided is just a vote-buying before the election.
A total of 182 million euros was allocated to this benefit. euros.
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