The Council of Ministers of Cuba approved that the State budget finance 50% of the cost of construction materials, water tanks and mattresses that are sold to those affected by Hurricane Ian in the provinces of Pinar del Río, Artemisa , Mayabeque and Havana, as well as the Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality, reports the Cuban News Agency.
Similarly, it was also reported that people who do not have the money to acquire the necessary means for recovery, partial or total, will have the possibility of buying the products through bank loans or requesting subsidies, as well as obtaining financing through the social assistance, in the case of mattresses.
The measure is applied by Agreement 9411 of the aforementioned government body, published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba No. 59, extraordinary, of 1st. October 2022, express the web of the Ministry of Finance and Prices.
The procedures offices where the population affected by the passage of the Ian through the West of the country are attended to are the authorities in charge of evaluating the cases of affectations, to decide the corresponding solutions among the population, indicates what was published by the Ministry of Finance and prices.
?This Saturday, in Guane, #Pinewood of the river, @finanzasprecios verified the organization and functioning of the procedures offices for the assistance to the victims.
?@YenisleyOrtiz, Dir. General of Des. Organizational d #FinanceandPrices informs us ?#ForcePinar #ForceCuba?? https://t.co/6H6ULZ7FaO— Ministry of Finance and Prices Cuba (@finanzasprecios) October 2, 2022
On the other hand, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security ratifies the provisions of the Labor Code and its Regulations in relation to labor and salary treatment as a consequence of the effects caused by the passage of the hurricane through the Island.
«During the suspension of work activities in the period of response and recovery in situations of natural, technological or health disasters, workers receive the salary guarantee payment equivalent to 100 percent (%) of the salary at the position scale that they occupy If the situation continues, the salary guarantee will be 60% in the following months,” points out information published in state media.
In addition, those who cannot attend their work due to illness or accident during this period of time receive regulated treatment according to the case, in accordance with labor and social security legislation, says the note.
