Lukashenko signed amendments to law on pension provision for military personnel

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a law introducing amendments to the law of the Republic of Belarus on pension provision for military, senior and enlisted personnel of internal affairs bodies, the Investigative Committee, the State Forensic Examination Committee, bodies and divisions for emergency situations and financial investigation bodies, sb.by reports with reference to the Head of State’s press service

The document was adopted in order to preserve the level and order of pension provision for military senior and enlisted personnel of state bodies ensuring national security after Belarus withdrawal from relevant international treaties.

The law determines uniform conditions and procedure for pension provision in cases of registration of departure for permanent residence outside Belarus or arrival in our country for this purpose. In particular, it is envisaged to continue paying pensions to military pensioners of the states which are parties to international treaties and their family members, whose pensions in Belarus were assigned during the period of validity of these treaties. Military pensioners who were previously discharged from military service (service) in the USSR or in Belarus are granted the right to receive a pension and continue their payments when leaving the country for permanent residence.

In addition, the law introduces additional categories of citizens who are paid a pension six months in advance with subsequent termination of its payment.