OREANDA-NEWS. On 03 February 2009 press service of the Belorussia President reported, that President Alexander Lukashenko had signed ordinance #54 to approve expenditures of the national agriculture support fund in 2009.

The revenues of the fund are projected at 2.5 trillion Belarusian rubles, 22% above the target for this year set in the village restoration program.

Some 90% of the fund will be spent on regional projects, while the Agriculture Ministry will receive the remaining 10% to finance nationwide projects.

Funds will be distributed between the regions depending on the total output.

Investment in crop development will amount to 824.3 billion rubles, and investment to enhance the financial stability of agribusiness will reach 1.378 trillion, in accordance with the document.