“Assad issued Legislative Decree No. 3 of 2023 as one of the measures ... related to the recovery phase, which includes comprehensive support for the victims of the earthquake,” the TASS presidential office said in a statement.
It is clarified that the benefits provide for exemption from certain taxes and fees for restoration work, deferral of loans until the end of 2024, the abolition of checks on financial fees, the ability to take a loan from state banks in the amount of up to $ 28 thousand for a period of ten years.
Appropriate exemptions will be available to citizens whose homes or commercial facilities have been completely or partially destroyed or damaged.
On March 2, the Syrian Government's Committee for Emergency Situations reported that the number of earthquake victims in the country was 414,304.
A Russian multidisciplinary hospital has opened in the SAR to provide assistance to victims of the earthquake.