Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In connection with the celebration of 9 May in Uzbekistan, the Day of Remembrance and Honor, participants and disabled war veterans will receive 18 million soums each.

On 2 May, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree “On encouraging participants in the Second World War”.

“Establish a one-time monetary reward for each participant and disabled person of the Second World War in the amount of 18,000,000 (eighteen million) soums,” the decree says.

The costs associated with the implementation of this Decree will be covered at the expense of the republican budget.

Last year, the amount of material incentives for veterans was 15 million soums.