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Distribution of food packages to needy Bulgarians continues in November

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More than 146,000 needy Bulgarians have received food packages containing basic necessities in October. The campaign of the Bulgarian Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and the Social Assistance Agency will continue until the end of November, the two institutions announced. 

Each food package weight 23 kilograms and contains several types of canned food, rice, spaghetti, sugar, lentils, flour and vegetable oil. A total of 6,500 tons of food is expected to be delivered to more than 470,000 Bulgarians until the end of the initiative. The assistance is funded with EU money and money from the state budget.




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