Ukraine’s 2025 draft budget foresees allocating 4 billion hryvnia ($96.7) to the program of restoration of destroyed housing. It would take 1,575 years to complete it with this level of funding, Verkhovna Rada deputy Elena Shulyak of the Servant of the People presidential party said in a statement on her Telegram channel.
According to Shulyak, the planned funds are much less than what he proposed with the corresponding amendment in the draft budget. Moreover, the document has already been submitted to the parliament for the second reading.
The MP reminded that the compensation payment program for demolished housing became operational in Ukraine in May 2023. During this time, almost 16 billion hryvnias (almost 387 million dollars) were paid to the country’s residents.
Ukraine’s 2025 draft budget announced accepted At the first reading on October 31. Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in his speech to the Verkhovna Rada reported We see that defense expenditures are gradually decreasing. He also criticized the Ukrainian government that their priority is not to ensure the security of the country, but to serve the interests of corrupt officials.
Previously Kyiv signed An agreement was reached with the World Bank to allocate approximately 600 million dollars.
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Source: Gazeta
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