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President decides on gifts to revolution contributors on war invalids, martyrs’ day

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed Decision No. 1142/QD-CTN on presenting gifts to those who rendered services to the nation on the occasion of the 74th War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signedDecision No. 1142/QD-CTN on presenting gifts to those who renderedservices to the nation on the occasion of the 74th War Invalids and Martyrs Day(July 27).

Under the decision, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, war invalids and veterans contaminated with chemical toxins and losing at least 81 percent of working capacity, and relatives of martyrs each will get 600,000 VND.

There is also another kind of gifts with a value of 300,000 VND each, to be presented to war invalids and veterans losing 80 percent or less of their working capability, and martyrs’ relatives.

This year’s gift value is 50 percent higher than that in theprevious year.

Total value of the gifts is about 480 billion VND (20.85million USD)./.
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