The Verkhovna Rada wants to change the state budget and increase military spending by 500 billion. UAH. This was announced by the first deputy head of the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Yaroslav Zheleznyak (Voice faction).

“The 2023 budget is planned to be changed again. Military spending will be increased by more than half a trillion hryvnias.

Yes, this is not a mistake, an increase of UAH 500+ billion. This is the largest budget increase in the history of Ukraine,” Zheleznyak said..

According to the people's deputy, the changes are planned to be introduced this month..

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