Funds saved during the presidential elections to be directed by Government to financing army
The Cabinet
of Ministers of Ukraine will direct UAH 575 million saved from holding the presidential
election campaign in one round to financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the
National Guards. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk informed at a
Government’s session on Wednesday, June 11.
The Head of
Government explained that on June 10 the President of Ukraine had appealed to the
Government with a proposal to make amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the
State Budget”: “Insofar that the elections were conducted in one round, in fact
we economize the funds planned for the elections of the President of Ukraine”.
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The Prime
Minister stressed, on the final calculations of the Central Election
Commission the sum of the saved funds amounts UAH 575 million: “This is the
sum we can direct to our army”. According
to him, the Finance Ministry has readied relevant changes to the State Budget.
Arseniy
Yatsenyuk addressed the Government with a request to redistribute savings from
the presidential elections and direct them to the reserve fund planned for
financing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guards. |