BOBRUISK, 21 April (BelTA) – There are no reasons to postpone the nationwide Subbotnik, a day of voluntary unpaid work, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko told reporters as he visited the Bobruisk-based garment factory Slavyanka on 21 April, BelTA has learned.
According to the president, there are no grounds now to postpone or cancel the nationwide Subbotnik. He noted that people work on Fridays anyway, so if they go to work on Saturday, this will make no difference. “Thus, I took this decision because I thought it was right. Those who work will work. We, officials, will transfer the money earned to the Subbotnik pool, because this is above all,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
The head of state has plans to spend Subbotnik in the region affected by the Chernobyl disaster. He always visits this region in the anniversary year of the tragedy. This time he will stay there for Subbotnik. At the same time the president noted that no specific place has been chosen yet. “I will spend several days in the south around this time and I will pick some place there. We will plant some trees,” he added.
The money to be raised during the Subbotnik day will be used to repair and upgrade children's summer camps and to tidy up war memorials, Aleksandr Lukashenko informed. He explained that initial plans provided for spending this money on healthcare, but a decision was made later to use international aid for this purpose instead.
The head of state assured: if the situation over coronavirus gets worse, Belarus will take measures to isolate people and will cancel mass events. However, so far there is no need for it, the president emphasized. “If things proceed in the same way as today, we will pull through,” the president is confident.
