Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on his Telegram channel that Ukraine’s budget expenditures reached a record level of 398 billion hryvnias (about 10.5 billion dollars) in December.
According to Zheleznyak, December 2023 was a record in terms of budget expenditures in the entire history of Ukraine.
Before that, politician Yulia Tymoshenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine asked the country’s leadership will propose a plan B to get Ukraine out of the crisis and “rather tragic” situation. According to him, there will be enough weapons “so that we will not lose” due to the decrease in military aid of the Western allies. The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance reported that Kiev spends about 5 billion hryvnia (more than 12 billion rubles) daily on combat operations.
Ukrainian Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko statedIt is stated that without funds allocated from the West, Ukraine will face the risk of delay in paying salaries to 500 thousand civil servants and 1.4 million teachers, and 10 million Ukrainian retirees may be deprived of social benefits.
On December 15, Viktor Orban vetoed the decision on the €50 billion long-term budget assistance program for Ukraine. On the same day, European Council President Charles Michel said that the EU would hold an emergency summit on December 15. End of January or early February 2024 to agree on an aid package for Kiev before 2027.
Previously recognizedHow much money Kiev has received from the West since the beginning of the Northern Military District.