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Friday, 29.03.2024, 09:42
Estonia to support churches from state budget instead of reserve fund
The basis for declaring the orders invalid is an amendment
to the State Budget Act with which it was decided to pay activity support to
the EELK in the amount of 6.8 mln euros and to the EAOK in the amount of 1.2 mln
euros, government spokespeople said.
Agreements concerning the payment of activity support with
the churches will be established by the Ministry of Finance in the near future.
The government initially planned to allocate money for the
churches from the Ownership Reform Reserve Fund. However, Chancellor of Justice
Ulle Madise at the beginning of the year turned to the government with the
proposal to bring the subitems of the regulation for the allocation of money
from the Ownership Reform Reserve Fund in accordance with the Constitution. The
government abandoned the plan of using the Ownership Reform Reserve Fund and
decided to allocate the sums straight from the budget.