In the new “war year”, our country will need to make significant financial efforts, especially if we take into account the mobilization of 500,000 Ukrainians (at least 500 billion hryvnia will be required for initial support) – support for the defense sector, if compared with the same period in 2023, will increase 10 times, to a record 1 trillion 164 billion hryvnia.
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About whether the government will retain previous additional payments to military personnel, in in the amount of 30 000 to 100 000 hryvnia, writes “NBN”, referring to the explanation of the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Yuri Dzhigira, published in the BBC NEWS Ukraine.
As it became known, of the entire amount described above, more than 50 percent—751.3—will be allocated for payments to the defenders of our country in 2024 billion hryvnia Thus, financial incentives for military personnel will remain at the level of 2023.
However, one should take into account the changing situation on important sectors of the front, which may provoke an increase in the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to the high intensity of fighting and an increase in the number of military personnel. ;— in this scenario, it will be necessary to expand funding by changing the expenditure side of the state budget, that is, payments may be suspended.
Earlier, we wrote about the fact that the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces explained whether Ukrainians could independently choose a department and specialty.