Prime Minister Edi Rama, in a conversation with pensioners, said that the summer bonus for them came as a result of increased income from the increase in oil prices.
Rama stated that the government will be close to pensioners whenever the economy allows.
"The government decided to give another bonus to pensioners. Last year, they said we were giving a bonus for the campaign, we don't have a campaign this year. The bonus is related to the attention we promised you that we would continue to have. By staying with you when the economy gives us the opportunity. There is a component that we did not foresee, the increase in income from the increase in the price of oil. You will have the increase. Even those who complained about the price increase have contributed to your increase. The same thing for overcoming the forecasts for the increase in income in general. It is not only pensioners, but also people with disabilities. We doubled the assistance for people with disabilities. They are children with special abilities, the decision was made, the implementation begins to double the assistance. It is foreseen in every budget. We had the problem of the burden of caregivers for people with disabilities, the state will pay for these", he emphasized.