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Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002. Page 5
Millions Pledged for Hostage Families
By Torrey Clark and Alex Nicholson
Staff Writers
The government and businesses have pledged millions of rubles for the former hostages, their families and the special forces that ended the crisis.
Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matviyenko said families who lost relatives would receive 100,000 rubles ($3,150) and an additional 14,200 rubles for each funeral, Interfax reported Monday. Hostages who survived would receive 50,000 rubles each, she said.
Total payouts would amount to about 45.6 million rubles based on Tuesday's death count. The federal and Moscow city governments are expected to share the costs.
City Hall has so far paid out 2.93 million rubles, Interfax reported.
Chechen businessman Musa Bazhayev, head of the Alyans fuel and energy group, created a fund for the former hostages and their families, pitching in 3 million rubles. He announced the plan at a meeting with Nationalities Minister Vladimir Zorin and members of the Chechen diaspora on Friday.
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