The first passports have been handed out to the new Russian citizens in Crimea on Wednesday, the head of the Federal Migration Service said.
The treaty of Crimea's accession to Russia "was signed yesterday… And all, who appealed to the Federal Migration Service in the Crimea, will receive their passports. This work has started. Some of the passports were issued today,” said Konstantin Romodanovskiy, the head of the Federal Migration Service, as cited by Itar-Tass news agency.
Meanwhile, funds from the Russian budget will be used to help Crimea solve and Sevastopol solve its economic problems, country’s finance minister, Anton Siluanov, announced.
"The total deficit on the budget of Sevastopol and Crimea in 2014 is 55 billion roubles (around $1.5 billion),” Siluanov is cited by RIA-Novosti news agency.
The minister specially stressed that the National Welfare Fund won’t be affected as the money for the Crimea will be taken from the unallocated reserve of the Russian budget.
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