Economics

The Armed Forces will receive an additional 10 billion hryvnias: where in Ukraine such money from

According to People's Deputy Danylo Hetmantsev, this money can be purchased shells and weapons for three brigades of the Armed Forces. According to the results of the first half of 2023, Ukraine exceeded the plan from revenues to the General Fund of the State Budget. According to Danylo Getmantsev, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, the state budget received UAH 10. 4 billion more. He also explained how the plan was able to exceed.

According to him, all thanks to taxes admitted by the State Tax Service. "The State Customs Service has exceeded the budget filling plan by UAH 0. 9% or UAH 1. 6 billion in six months, in particular, in June, it exceeded it by UAH 2 billion. Thus, by taxes, we have a general over -execution of the revenue part of the budget," he said. According to the politician, all the funds received will be dedicated to the Armed Forces. According to Getmantsev, UAH 10.

4 billion can be spent on three brigades with weapons and shells. "I want to remind that all military expenditures are financed solely from our own income. Therefore, we exceed the revenue plan is a very positive trend. However, this over -execution is absolutely impossible to compare with the growth of our military expenditures. They have increased at times. " Danilo Getmantsev.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his speech in the Verkhovna Rada on June 28 stated that such an opportunity could not be excluded. "But now, during such a war and the obvious dependence of Ukraine on cooperation with financial donors, we cannot afford to reduce taxes," he said. Earlier, the Ukrainian leader said that it supports the tax reform, which will reduce the VAT rate, income tax and personal income tax (PIT) up to 10%.