MP Ivan Krulko said that in parliament they hoped for a de -escalation. Now the budget lacks money for salaries for the military and weapons.
The budget has ended money for payments and “combat” Ukrainian military. This was announced on the air of Kyiv24 by the MP from the Batkivshchyna Party, the first deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Budget Ivan Krulko.
“The real reason is that the budget of 2024 from September to pay their military wages, as well as the payment of combat was simply not laid. The reason called more likely is that there were expectations that until September The moon will be a de -escalation, “the politician said.
According to him, the Council hoped that due to the de -escalation, the costs of the Armed Forces from the budget would decrease. It was hoped that the army will not require the level of expenditures, the funds were spent only until September 2024.
“They are over now. And there is a need to increase the budget by 500 billion hryvnias. For the most part, to cover expenditures for the armed forces, their salaries and combat, as well as part of the funds will go to the purchase of weapons on those contracts They are already signed, “Krulko emphasized.
