Vladimir Putin signed an order on allocation to the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania of 500 million roubles in government subsidies as part of measures to balance the budgets of the Russian Federation constituent parts

For implementation of humanitarian actions concerning the temporary relocation of South Ossetian residents to the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, as well as for solving other social and economic problems in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania the Russian Government provided the budget of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania with a subsidy to ensure a budget balance of the regions of the Russian Federation in the amount of 500 million roubles($20.34 million, or €13.8 million).