Lukashenko spoke about the First's fund: how much money is in the account and what it will be spent on

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, answering journalists' questions during a working trip to the Brest region, shared details about the newly established First's Fund, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.

The Head of State noted that the idea to establish a unified fund in the country under the patronage of the President was voiced by him long ago, and its implementation occurred relatively recently. Primarily, the First's Fund is created for charitable purposes – to collect funds in one place and provide assistance to those who truly need it.

"The main thing is that we will be able to accumulate money from those who are not indifferent. And from my side, it is a guarantee that this money will not be embezzled," Alexander Lukashenko explained.

The fund has not yet begun active operations: its account currently has no incoming funds, there is no head yet, and so on.

"I, you could say, gave my name to it – the First's Fund, so that we could collect some money and help those in need. This is its main task," the President added. He noted that after the closure of a number of funds and organizations that, under the guise of charity and other public activities, attempted to destabilize the situation in the country in 2020, it became difficult to find a way to participate in charity. "We shut them down here. And those who helped us and want to help – legally cannot. Then I said: let's create this fund under the auspices of the President, absolutely open, so that people who contribute funds to this fund understand where this money goes," said the Belarusian leader.

Alexander Lukashenko announced the need to establish a unified national fund in Belarus under the patronage of the President in August 2022, during the presentation of Yuri Nazarov for the position of Administrator of Presidential Affairs.

"I know that many funds and small funds have left Belarus, some we simply removed because you know what they were doing: they were carrying out coups with foreign money. They tried to carry them out. Therefore, when we studied the work of these funds, we were forced to abandon them," noted Alexander Lukashenko.

The Head of State recalled that he had previously instructed the Chief of Presidential Affairs to establish a unified national fund to operate under the patronage of the President. "Those sincere, honest people who want to engage in charity will gladly join this fund, because they will understand that not a single kopeck will be diverted from it, but will be used for noble purposes," stated Alexander Lukashenko.

Source: belta.by