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Tet gifts for national revolutionary contributors

President Tran Dai Quang has signed a decision presenting gifts to people who made significant contributions to the national revolutionary cause on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.
Tet gifts for national revolutionary contributors ảnh 1People who made significant contributions to the national revolutionary cause will receive Tet gifts from the state (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang has signed a decisionpresenting gifts to people who made significant contributions to the nationalrevolutionary cause on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet)2018.

Gifts worth 400,000 VND (17.72 USD) and 200,000 VND (8.86 USD) each will begiven to those who participated in revolutionary activities up to the AugustRevolution (August 19, 1945), Heroic Mothers, Heros of the People’s ArmedForces, Labour Heros during the Resistance War, war invalids, and fallensoldiers’ relatives.

Sick soldiers and veterans affected by toxic chemicals are also among thebeneficiaries.

Total expenditure for the presents is estimated at more than 386 billion VND (17.1million USD) from the State budget.-VNA
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