At today’s meeting, the Government of Kosovo has decided to allocate millions of euros for different categories that were not included in previous packages, but that according to the executive, they were directly exposed to the risk of pandemic. 3 million euros have been allocated for education workers, 700 thousand for police officers, 180 thousand for firefighters, 100 thousand euros for the health sector and 78 thousand for social workers. The government has announced that another 160 thousand euros have been allocated for technical workers in the private sector.
The Acting Minister of Finance, Hykmete Bajrami, has announced that all staff engaged in primary and secondary education will receive the additional payment in February.