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Firefighters hold protest today

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The National Fire and Rescue Union – “Ogneborets” goes on a protest march today as a sign of dissatisfaction with the parameters set for the Ministry of Interior in the adopted at first reading state budget, as well as over the uncertainty about the idea of removing the fire department from the Interior Ministry. According to the trade unions, no funds have been provided for a 20-percent increase in salaries. The protest march of firefighters will start from Independence Square and will stop in front of the buildings of the Ministry of Finance and the National Assembly, it was reported.




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